文档介绍：Journal 1
The Moths
My immediate emotions were sympathy, empathy, and pity. To think that one girl was
ridiculed and picked out because of her abnormally sized hands is awful. I understand
that she stood out and was different, but that does not necessarily mean that her
uniqueness is bad; on the other hand because she’s so different I felt as if her parents
should’ve been obligated to treat her better, to bring fort, and to not force her
into things.
Being forced to go to church is a tradition that many rigorously catholic families enforce.
At age 12, I was forced to attend catechism every Saturday, and then church the next
day. At first I was arrogant because we never went to church before, and it was only
because of my age that I had to. Nevertheless, soon enough I made a best friend that I
will never forget, and that’s what kept me in. She’s still my best friend to this day. This
girl would cry because she knew she didn’t like church, and I don’t blame her.
She was also inexpressive of her emotions. Numerous times it was mentioned that she
did not kiss her mother or her grandmother, and probably never showed any other sign
of love. Because she grew uo in such a cold household, she probably never wanted to
love, until her grandmother fixed the one thing she could, her hands. I understand how
hard it is to have abnormally large hands for a w