Have you ever been in a situation that was tough for you to get through? How did you push through? What kept you going? Maybe it was the hope for an amazing result. Maybe it was because you had others to help keep you going. Whatever the reason, when you are going through a tough time, the love from others can give you hope. This is the main theme for both the texts “Lifeboat 12” by Susan Hood and “I am Offering This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago Baca. Throughout both texts, the theme is developed through symbolism and a shift/turn.
In the book Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood, the theme is developed through the book by a shift. The line, “This would be the day we are rescued.but there is nothing”(Hood 225). As this shift is occurring, all of the characters
