Literary Essay Self Reflection

Everyone has sad moments in life. Like in Because of Winn Dixie by Kate Di Camilo, everyone had a sad moment. But if you have friends like Opals in Winn Dixie there is no reason to be sad. In the beginning Opal and Winn Dixie meet in a store called Winn Dixie. Right from the start Winn Dixie had changed Opals life. And at the end Opal realized that everything is better with friends.

Opal and Winn Dixie meet in a store, she was supposed to bring home food but instead she brought home a dog. If I ever brought home a dog my dad would blow his top. It was also like the preacher he didn’t want a dog until Winn Dixie came. So maybe Winn Dixie was sent by her mother as a sign that she still cared but it never said that in the book, and it could be also a sign of friendship. And I also understand why she said “ That’s my dog”. I think she said that because she didn’t want him to go to the pound, and for him not to have a sad life.

Winn Dixie changed Opals family’s life, for example He made the preacher happy. By transforming his strait faced self into a lightened up person. In addition he gave Opal many new friends like Ms. Franney, Gloria Dump, Otis, Sweetie pie Tomas etc.

Everything is better with friends for example, Ms. Franney is really nice, and Gloria is partially  blind but is a fantastic listener. When Opal lost her mom she felt like she had a hole in her heart. But that was filled with friendship by her friends.

To conclude my essay I want you to remember how Opal and Winn Dixie met in the store. Also how Winn Dixie changed Opals family’s life. And lastly that everything is better with friends.