A great story that taught me about life in that time period and area and how to love where you are, and see the beautiful things. " Just reading about them having to put their cups upside down on the table before dinner so that the dust wouldn't get inside made me so grateful. " This is my favorite book I've ever read aloud to my children. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.
The essay analyzed the events that changed the main heroine’s life and how some of them were relevant to my life. Billie Jo’s story also resonated with my personal experiences, such as her performances and preparation. The first one displays guilt for her mother’s death, and the second concludes her journey with forgiveness for herself and the father. Throughout the text, the main heroine is experiencing multiple events that change her life. «Out of the Dust» is an emotional and enlightening story. The way she practices her piece multiple times is very similar to mine because to perform well, I always train the hardest.
She displays her determination in this quote: “I have a hunger, for more than food… I want tongues to tie, and eyes to shine at me” (Hesse, 1997, p. The second event that reminded me of myself is the contest at the Theatre. The passion that Billie Jo has felt is why I love playing the instrument, and makes this moment so relatable. The performance turned out to be good, and the emotional rush she felt reminded me so much of myself: “playing notes sharp as tongues, telling stories while the smooth buttery rhythms back me up” (Hesse, 1997, p. The first event is when Billie Jo played the piano at the Palace. There are a couple of moments in the story that are similar to my life. This moment displays that forgiveness and openness may solve even the most challenging situations, and I find this concept to be very useful and relatable. This results in two understanding each other motives and, as the heroine says, “As we walk together, side by side, … I am forgiving myself for all the rest” (Hesse, 1997, 208). Billie Jo understands she needs her family and finally speaks out loud about the issues that bother her. After leaving because of the inability to bear the guilt and the place itself, the heroine comes back after realizing the importance of forgiveness.
The second significant event in Billie Jo’s life is when she comes back to the Dust Bowl. Such a traumatic experience would not allow her to play the piano because Billie Jo felt she took that possibility from her mother. The preventive factor was her guilt, which in her words: “ hardly stay in the same room with one. The one reason for it was her burned hands, which made her feel incomplete. Unfortunately, after the tragedy has struck and Billie Jo’s mother had died, she could not play the piano. Billie Jo’s life is full of tragedy and sadness, but the one thing that always brought her joy was playing the piano.
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