Literary+Essay

Name: Gaby Tello Date: April 28, 2010 EDWARD TULANE Literary essay In the novel The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, created by: Kate DiCamillo. Edward Tulane is a self-willed China made rabbit, who does not appreciate all that he has, but when he falls off of his families cruise ship Edward catches on that he should be grateful for what has instead of wanting more. Edward was always used as spoiled stubborn rabbit for Abilene, but that all changes when he falls of his families cruise ship through his miraculous journey Edward becomes more than just a spoiled rabbit he was used to being. He becomes, a little doll to keep as company, a rabbit to sing to, a scarecrow to flee the crows, a baby doll to hold close and rock to sleep, a dancing rabbit on Minneapolis street, a broken headed rabbit in a little diner, a rabbit repaired by a worker in a doll store, a rabbit reunited with his family, and a rabbit who was still spoiled but had a heart once again.

“Once there was a rabbit who fell over board and was rescued by a fisherman.” Edward being in the ocean was thinking about how he would hate to be living under there for the rest of his life. but yet he was enjoying it at the time thinking it would be nice to live under there because everyday you can see the sun rise and set. In the night you get to see the stars sometimes if your lucky even a full-moon or shooting stars to wish upon. A 297 days in the ocean's depths passed and Edward was fished out of the ocean by a fisher man named Lawrence. He took Edward to his little home where he gave Edward to Nellie this old little lady who just needed more company having lost and seen her 5 year old son die right in front of her from pneumonia. But one day one of Nellie’s other children Lolly her daughter threw Edward in the trash. Do you ever have that feeling not literally but having the feeling of being in the dumps like Edward literally was and Nellie was feeling? I can relate to it when I was little and wanted this little dog I saw at the store, I was begging my parents so long for the dog, I begged and begged but they said “No you can get one when you get older” I guess you could say I was down in the dumps but yet I learned that you can not expect to have everything you want all the time, waited and waited and I finally got a dog when I did get older. Also sometimes I feel down in the dumps when some of my friend’s don’t want to hang out or just aren’t home also when they are busy.

“Once there lived a rabbit who was buried under garbage and unburied by a dog, lived with a hobo whom he loved to hear sing. And had a part-time job as a scarecrow” After Lolly threw Edward away he went straight to the dump and was found a dog named Lucy who she gave to her owner Bull a homeless man lived with them for 7 years then got thrown out of a train, Got found by a old lady who hung Edward by the ears as a scarecrow. I can relate to this when i feel bad for someone like for instance when i see someone cry or hear that someone made someone cry I get this feeling thinking “Would you like it if they made you cry!?” also when like a homeless man is in the streets I feel bad for them kinda I feel bad because i think of how fortunate i am and how unfortunate they are to me.

“Once, there was a rabbit who loved a little girl and watched her die.” Edward went through his life having loved and lost, Most of us have experienced this when a pet or family member dies even a close friend dies. This little girl in the story in this particular moment was that Sarah Ruth was very very sick from her father not taking good care of her and Bryce her older brother. I can relate to this part of the story when one of moms close friends daughter died. Her name was Erika, Died on one of the first days of January 2002. She got in a car accident and died right afterwards. For our family and many others this time was very difficult to go through but also was this extremely difficult for Edward much loving Sarah Ruth with all his heart, being held in Sarah Ruth's arms like a baby, feeling the need to take care of her to cure her sickness. “On a bright morning in September, Sarah Ruth stopped breathing.”

Edward swore to himself he would not ever love again. making his heart grow bigger but yet still be weak inside. And again, through “The miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane” Edward becomes more than just a spoiled rabbit he was used to being he becomes a little doll to keep as company, a rabbit to sing to, a scarecrow to flee the crows, a baby doll to hold close and rock to sleep, a dancing rabbit on Minneapolis street, a broken headed rabbit in a diner, a rabbit repaired by a worker in a doll store, a rabbit reunited with his family, and once and only once was there a rabbit named Edward Tulane who was still spoiled but had a heart again. A heart once again to keep those treasured memories in.