My Old True Love

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The narrator in My Old True Love, by Shelia Kay Adams, is Arty Wallin. To begin with I thought this person was a male, but with further reading I realized that she is a woman. Her family is very confusing, but I finally got it straight and figured out her relatives. Arty has an aunt who has a baby named Larkin Stanton. She also has a brother named Hackley, a “Mommie,” a “Daddy,” a “Granny,” and a husband named Zeke. Granny is my favorite character because everyone in the family respects her; they turn to her for advice and guidance. Arty Wallin may be the narrator, but it is clear from the beginning that Larkin Stanton is the main character. Arty claims him as his own when her aunt dies and first begins to raise him when she is eight years old. Arty has her own children, but Larkin still seems to be the main person in her life. As the book goes on, Larkin gets older and the reader begins to understand his quiet, laidback personality that defines who he is as a person. Even though Larkin no longer lives with Arty a little bit later in the book, she still keeps an eye on him and watches over him as if he is her own. We watch him grow as a person as well as face some of his first problems in life during these chapters. Music is definitely a major part of everybody’s life in this novel. They look to music as escape, celebration, and just a way of life. People are looked up to because of their musical talents, including Larkin and Hackly. When Larkin’s voice changes for the first time he acts like it a major loss because, in this book, the loss of someone’s musical talent is like losing one of the most important things in you life that defines who you are. Larkin is seen as a quiet, but strong individual as portrayed in his voice. Journal 2 Chapters 6-8 This section of the book begins with the death of Granny, which goes along with the

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