Tuck Everlasting

describe how winne feels when she getsback home?

chapter 21-23

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In Chapter Twenty-One, Winnie bluntly remarks that the man in the yellow suit might die as the result of his injuries, which shocks her parents and grandmother. This radical honesty and insight is evidence of her character growth - she accepts that death is a thing that happens to all living creatures and is not afraid to speak about it. The narrative implies that her family does not entirely accept this truth (they are shocked when she says this and they treat her with some anxiety). However, though she accepts death, she does not glorify it or seek to push living things to death before their time. The incident with the fish on the lake in Chapter Seventeen makes this clear - Winnie does not want to be the reason that this beautiful living creature dies, even if that means that she goes hungry.