Mrs. Franny's Littmus Lozenges

Littmus Lozenges

In the book Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiComillo Mrs. Franny compares Littmus Lozenges to life. Mrs. Franny told a story to Amanda and Opal. The story was about Mrs. Franny's relative named Littmus Block. Littmus Block had to go to war when he was just a boy. When he came home from war his family was dead. He wanted to make a sweat candy but also tasted sorrow because of his loss. And that candy is named Littmus Lozenge. You can taste the sweetness but you can't taste the sorrow taste unless you have had something sad in your life.

I agree with Mrs. Franny because in the book Because of Winn-Dixie Opal loses her mom and has to leave all of her friends behind when she moves away. Even though I don't think that anything sad has happened to me in my life I still agree with Mrs. Franny. I hope that nothing sad will ever happen to me, and I hope that nothing sad will happen to anyone else.

Has anything sad ever happened to you?

Do you agree with Mrs. Franny?

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie

In the book Winn-Dixie The preacher (opals dad) never really paid attention to life. In the book it said that the preacher reminded Opal of a turtle that hides inside its shell, at least the preacher was nice enough to let Opal keep Winn-Dixie. In the story it says that Opal's mom left when she was really young, so that might be a reason that the preacher was trying to hide inside his shell.

Latter on in the book when Winn-Dixie ran away, which they thought he did even though he didn't run away. It surprised me because he always acts up when there is a thunder storm. The preacher helped Opal try to find Winn-Dixie. The preacher changed by doing that. I wonder if the preacher let the past go and is focusing on the future.

Have you ever read the book Because of Winn-Dixie?

Has something ever happened to you like the preacher?

                                 

                                                  By: Because of Winn-Dixy