"I wondered if Medea felt this way before she walked out to meet Jason for the first time, like a hard wind come through her and set her to shaking (p. 7)." Esch says this before going out to see Manny at the time of the birth of the puppies. She feels this way because in her mind she's deeply in love with him even though he just views her as an object who he can have sex with whenever he wants (but she doesn't know this). This is similar to how Medea felt, very excited to meet Jason, but at the same time feeling very uncomfortable, so much so that she even felt like she might not have even been able to do it.
This is a picture of Medea killing her brother in order to help Jason. She felt like she was so in love with Jason that she would do anything.
This is a picture of a tree in the middle of the dessert because it symbolizes how even though almost everything around Esch is virtually gone of seriously damaged by the hurricane, she manages to stay strong.
I liked how you mentioned that Esch mirrors Medea in the sense of looking for love where there is none. I thought it was interesting how you pointed out that the excitement Esch felt going out to meet Manny was tainted-- something didn't quite feel right, like there was an unsettling feeling in her stomach. I also really like the visual you used for Esch at the end of the novel! I think it really represents how Esch was standing strong both physically and emotionally despite harrowing circumstances and deteriorating surroundings.
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