Often it is not the situation but how one reacts to it that reveals much about a person’s changing self

It is truism to say that change occurs all around us, in many diverse forms. It is a step further to say that these changes are inevitable, something which is a part of our lives and cannot be stopped.
The theme of reminiscence of past times is present in the story entitled Sky High by Hannah Robert. This anecdote retells a past experience of Hannah’s from when her grandfather came to stay. In contrast with her current situation she underlies the physical and psychological changes that have taken place. The reader is drawn into the scene by descriptive imagery such as “a struggling sapling, surrounded by the patchy lawn like spectators.” The use of alliteration gives a clearer picture of the landscape she is describing, and, combined with personification, the description of Hannah’s backyard comes alive in our minds. At first, the washing line is said to have “silver skeletal arms”, and then through the passage of time, it has physically changed. In the present...