Learning to Cope

Davon Daniels Professor Moss English 1500 11/20/12 Draft 2 Learning to Cope that close to every integrity has disoriented that one person that they truly economic aid ab divulge and they know that everything can change at the drop of a hat. send a panache is an unexpected occurrence that could some condemnations shit long lasting psychological and physical effects on people. In the play Down the aisle by Patricia Leigh Gaborik a young girl Katie and her family are learning to get by with the death of their loved one.People handle the death of a loved one in different ways, and Katie tries to handle the death of her flummox by place on to all the good memories she had of him. Not whole is Katie deeply affected by their lost that the rest of her family is learning to cope with their lost by taking on different shares when he pasts. The set about is a symbolic character in this play because he is the rock candy of their family, because he is strong and dependable. Ea ch character in the play experiences different conflicts and changes in their family afterward losing the person they all loved the most.One conflict go through in the play is the kind among Katie and her m different before and after the death of Katies father. Katie and her sustain dont have the beat blood and at times it seems that Katie wishes that she wouldve been in the car accident with her father. This is a conflict because it seems as if Katie may blame her mother for the death of her father for making him go out while she stayed at home and took care of Katie. This causes a lot of tension between Katie and her mother because she also feels as though the death of her father might also be her fault.At the end of the play Katie and her mother appear to be closer to each other and her mother even apologizes for the things shes done in the past and duologue about Katies father. This is important because after years of not really speaking about him it shows that their mo ther is just starting to cope with his death. Her mother states in the play I know you always thought I did everything wrong (pg. 251). This shows that even though she knows they didnt have the best relationship in the past that shes trying to be there for her and only wants the best for her.Katie and her brother Joe has a typical brother and sister relationship they argue a lot but at the same time they care for each other. At times Joe even calls his sister Katie a brat but still offers to do things for her. The death of their father changed their relationship because Joe seems to be the person that now holds the family together. This appears to be Joes way of deal with his fathers death because he feels as if he has to be strong for both Katie and his mother and take on the new role of the man of the house. Joe What dya think?Mom The musics started You have to get to your seat Aw, mom. I told you not to say that stuff. You said it, didnt you? Youre crying Come on Happy. Happy Ar e you joyful? See, shes happy. Everybodys happy. Its a happy day. Lets go Lets go This quote is a neat example of how Joe keeps everything together as everyone starts to breakdown he represents the new rock and strength of their family. Katies relationship with her father is the most important because out of everyone in their family she had the closest relationship with him.A major conflict in the ac determineing is that Katie after these past years still can come to term with her fathers death. On her wedding day as shes preparing to walk down the aisle she in visions herself having a conversation with her father and reminiscing about all the good memories they shared. Katie says I dont watch youre supposed to be the one I can count on (pg. 247). This quote shows that even though Katie may not only when get over the death of her father but she is slowly acquiring to the point where she is learning to deal with it.At the end of the play the conversation between Katie and her m other helps her come to terms with the death of her father because that was first time that they have actually had a conversation about him. Someone who hasnt lost someone they really care about may not know how it feels emotionally to overcome the death of someone they love but death is hard to get over and not everyone gets over it quickly. The general theme of these conflicts is that everyone learns to cope with the death of someone in their own way and at their own time. For Katie the wedding shows her starting a new start-off not only for her but for her family as well.