Cole Geldart ISU Essay Mr. Mathewson Due: June 3, 2024.
June Elbus and Her Ever-Developing Maturity.
Everyone faces obstacles in life, but it is all about how you overcome those obstacles. In the novel Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt, the main character, June Elbus, has to find different ways to overcome the obstacles she faces. She is able to overcome these obstacles by maturing, which allows her to develop and repair relationships, discover her self-identity and sense of belonging, and reform her views on family and love. Throughout the novel, June Elbus overcomes many obstacles by maturing as a person.
One of the ways June uses her new maturity to overcome obstacles is when she forms and strengthens new relationships, and…show more content… She slowly overcomes her grief obstacles by developing a relationship with Finn’s boyfriend, Toby. As the novel progresses, Toby becomes more involved in June’s life, similar to Finn. June states, “All along I’d been looking for Finn shining through Toby, and there he was the whole time” (Brunt 263). This shows that June sees Finn in the things that Toby does, which helps June deal with Finn’s death. Secondly, June matures and realizes that her and Greta’s fighting was uncalled for and immature, so she repairs their relationship. This helps June overcome the obstacle of Toby being very ill and in poor condition. After Toby is hospitalized, Greta and June stay up late to talk about the situation and their relationship over the past couple of years. Greta and June apologize to each other, and they make up, which makes June happy and takes her mind off of Toby. This shows that June was able to use her newfound maturity to overcome her and Greta’s struggles, helping her overcome her sadness with…show more content… First, June and Greta share some hatred towards each other at the beginning of the book, and throughout the book, up until the end of the book. At the end of the book, June has gained some more maturity, and she realizes that Greta is her sister and that they need to be there for each other. June heard about the story of Finn and her mother, and how they grew apart after being so close. June does not want this to happen with her and Greta, so she uses this new view on family to help her overcome her difficulties with Greta. In addition, June changes how she views love and how she views her love with her uncle Finn. At the start of the book, she denies having love for him and she feels gross about it. As she matures and meets Toby, he helps change her perspective on love. Toby convinces her that “nobody can help what they feel” (341). Toby saying this helped June realize that while she still thinks it is weird to be in love with her uncle, she now understands that it is okay to have those feelings. Finally, June changes her expectations of love from the beginning of the book, to the end of the book. At the beginning of the book, June views love as perfect with no issues or problems, and she thinks that you will always have feelings and a deep connection with that person you love. As the book progresses and June matures, she realizes that
