The lost pets who are brought to the animal shelters also demonstrate the fragility and disruption that families experience as they become separated from their beloved animal companions. Rain’s past owners, who experienced displacement in a storm a year before the story, are still dealing with their losses. Rose and Weldon’s excursion to Gloverstown also highlights the communal hardships of the hurricane as families are stranded or displaced, lose their homes, or lose access to basic necessities like electricity and phone communication. Rose’s classmates experience other hardships because of the storm as well. The washout in their driveway impacts Rose and Wesley’s ability to leave their home, for example, and strands Rose with her borderline abusive father. In this passage, Martin gives concrete examples of how the storm has disrupted the characters’ lives. Kushel asked what we would like to write about, every single one of us said, ‘Hurricane Susan.’ We are not finished thinking about our ruined homes and wrecked artwork, our washed-away bridges and lost dogs” (184). Martin 4.7 (21) Hardcover 19.99 Hardcover 19.99 Paperback 7.99 eBook 8.99 Audiobook 0.00 Audio MP3 on CD 9.99 Audio CD 14.99 View All Available Formats & Editions Premium Members save an additional 10 and earn stamps to save even more. The storm leaves a lasting and profound mark on Rose and her classmates as Rose recounts, “when Mrs. The effects of Hurricane Susan on Rain Reign’s elementary-school-aged characters allow Martin to explore the aftermath of trauma on children.
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