Summary Ĭatherine, a 12-year-old girl, is trying to drag her brother, David, to the car. In 2009 it also won the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.
It is a Sunshine State Young Readers book for 2008–2009 and won A 2007 Schneider Family Book Award. in 2006, it was a Newbery Honor book in 2007. GradeSaver, 21 July 2018 Web.Rules is the debut novel by author Cynthia Lord. Next Section Metaphors and Similes Previous Section Analysis How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous "Rules Symbols, Allegory and Motifs". Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. In a way, it is a symbol for the kind of hope that love inspires. Instead of focusing on his disabilities, Jason has the option to focus on guitar, an outlet for him. It's Catherine's sacrifice to him, and it gives his life a new dimension. Jason's guitar as a symbol for loveĪ guitar is a beautiful instrument, and the gift of music is a sweet one, but Jason's guitar has extra meaning attached to it. She finds community and celebrates that community among her peers, finally identifies a true friendship that she can take pride in. The dance as a symbol for society and social successīy dancing with Jason, Catherine shows that she is not embarrassed to be associated with the disabled. OT as an allegory for the difficulty of life adjusted to the needs of othersīy attending David's OT with her family, Catherine participates in his needs, instead of just her own, so OT is like an allegory for the systematic process of learning to help others and love people well. There is still value and meaning to Jason's experience, and letting him share that is one of the main meanings of the story. This represents the helplessness of people who are differently abled, and the it draws attention to the fact that with community support, disabilities aren't necessarily impossible situations. But fortunately, Catherine helps to provide him notecards that help him speak for himself in a way. Jason suffers from a disability that prevents him from being able to communicate, and therefore, he isn't able to speak on his own behalf, meaning that he might have to suffer indiscriminately. So for Catherine, Kristi represents normalcy and regular life, as opposed to Catherine's unique experience of having an autistic sibling.
That's not exactly fair to Kristi, and it's not exactly a good worldview, but it's perfectly normal for a kid like Catherine to do this. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĬatherine sees her neighbor as an opportunity to encounter regular people with regular lives. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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