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GrowingUpbyRussellBakerEssay

GrowingUp
byRussellBaoutthissentencethefactthathismotherwasoncefulloflifeand
joy.ThemovementsthatRussellincludesformatypeofhappinessthatwefeelwehavelost
whenwearetransportedbacktothemotherwiththeslippingmindandailingbody.
AlongwiththeineaswenowseeRussellusemovementinatotallydifferentway.He
abandonsthestrong,securemovementformorefreeflowing,undefinedmovements.The
patternoftheuseofmovementtoenhancetheemotionoflossthattheauthorisfeeling
throughoutthispieceisbestrepresentedbythefollowingquote,Fortenyearsormore,the
veracitywithwhichshehadonceattackedlifehadbeenturningintoarageagainstthe
weakness(58).Thestoryasksalotofthereader,itasksthereadertoreallydigdeepintothe
storytoconnectwithwhatRussellisfeeling.Ifwecannotexperiencethesamesenseoflossand
hopelessnessashim,themessageofthisstoryfallsondeafears.Andoneofthewaysinwhich
hedoesitis,astheaboveshows,isthroughmovement.Byconjuringuptheseimagesofavivid,
lively,activewomen,whenRussellswitchesbacktothepictureofthefadingwomen,thesense
ofsomethingmissingisevident.Itriedtotravelalongwithheronthosefantasticswoopsinto
thepast(59).
Inconclusion,