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So b. Itby Sarah WeeksAmanda Durham

Bernadettes apartment was right next to ours, and in the olden days when the building was first built, the rooms were probably all joined together as one big apartment. (page 7)Bernadettes apartment being right next to Heidis is important because Bernadette takes care of Heidis mom, and Bernadette has agoraphobia, a disorder that made you scared to go outside, so to take care of Heidis mom she doesnt have to go outside. This shows that Bernadette is caring enough to face her fear to take care of a needy person.

One thing that I knew for a fact, from the time I knew anything at all, was that I didnt have a father- Heidi. (page 5)Heidi grew up without a father, and only had her mother, and her mother isnt all there like Bernadette told her on page 5. This shows that Heidi is willing to do her best even thought she doesnt have all the support she should have.

My mother loved me in her own special way, but she couldnt take care of me herself because of her bum brain. Heidi (page 5)This shows that Heidi realizes that her mother has problems, and cant take care of her the way she should be able to, but if she could than she would, and Heidi understands accepts that.

Bernie taught me everything I know- Heidi (page 9)This shows that Bernadette is willing to teach people that dont know things, and need help with things, thats why she is helping Heidis mom with learning.

I loved my mother and I know she loved me too, but if we didnt have Bernadette, wed have been in big trouble.- Heidi (page 11)Since Heidis mom needs special help because she has a bum brain Bernadette is helping and teacher her. And if it wasnt for Bernadette, Heidis mom wouldnt be able to take care of Heidi the way she wishes she could, and Heidi and her mom wouldnt be able to make it through.

Bernadettes apartment was right next to ours, and in the olden days, when the building was first built, the rooms were probably all joined together as one big apartment. (page 7)Heidi describes Bernadettes apartment to create imagery so the reader imagines her apartment. Also Bernadettes apartment being connected to Heidis is important due to Bernadettes disorder of being afraid of the outside.

Every night we rode bareback across the prairie in calico bonnets (page 9)The author says this to create suspension and question for the reader, since Bernadette is afraid of going outside why is she riding in a prairie? Is an example of a question the reader may ask themselves.

The Kitchen is where Bernadette taught mama how to use the electric can opener. (page 6)This quotation shows how patient and how good of a teacher Bernadette is because she taught Heidis mom how to use a can opener as her first task.

Bernie taught me everything I know. (page 9)The usage of the pronouns I, and me, this shows that this is told in first-person narrator, told from one persons point of view. This quote also shows that Heidi is thankful for Bernadette for teaching her everything she knows.

My mother loved me in her own special way, but she couldnt take care of me herself because of her bum brain (page 5)The narrator uses words like my and me to show first-person narration. This shows that Heidi understands that her mom loves her but she has some problems, and Heidi understands her needs.

We had a decent size, two-bedroom, apartment with heat and electricity through it just like everybody else, we just werent paying for it. (page 13)The narrator uses words to describe her apartment, and the utilities that are present in it. By using the word we she is speaking in first-person perspective.