Blog Post Assignment 4

Quote #1: "Mostly I was alone, which wasn't unusual, but the cold made the trail seem even more vacant, the wind clattering the branches of the preserving trees."  Chapter 16 page 264

1. This quotation does provide details about the setting. The quote describes the setting to be still and vacant.  

2. This quote characterizes Cheryl by telling how she views the trail at this point.

Quote #2: "She didn't live. She didn't get to be fifty. She would never be fifty, I told myself as I walked under the cold and bright August sun". Chapter 16 page 264

1. This quote characterizes Cheryl by showing anger towards her mother's death.

2. This quote corresponds to a theme in the story; a theme related to the five stages of grief.