In Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt, Dicey, age 13, James,
age...
In Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt, Dicey, age 13, James, age 10, Maybeth, age 9,
and Sammy, age 6, are abandoned by their mother in the middle of Connecticut in a
parking lot. They have to find their way to Aunt Cilla s house because she is their
only relative Dicey knows. With very little money and food, the Tillermans walk all
the way to Bridgeport to find out that Aunt Cilla is dead and their Cousin Eunice is
the only one there. They live with Cousin Eunice for a while, then later travel to
their Grandma s house. One symbol in the story is the long road, and it symbolizes
all four children s hardships, their hopelessness, and their poverty. Another symbol is
the sailboat, and it symbolizes the hope the children need and Dicey s wantto be...
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To cite another instance, when the children were on the road, Dicey? Maybeth
said. Yes, Maybeth, Dicey answered, without turning her head. Food, money, a way
forward [on the road]. They had none. [Maybeth said] What s wrong? Dicey almost
laughed. What s right? is what she wanted to answer, but she didn t speak. Never
mind the way forward [on the road], you couldn t get without money and they had
none, (p.94). This verifies that one symbol is the long road and it symbolizes all
four children s hardships, their hopelessness, and their poverty because nothing
right is going on in their lives. On the long road, you couldn t get money to buy
food. That shows poverty. On the road, they have to walk a long way forward
while they are hungry and tired. Now that the children are stopping and just giving
up, it shows that they have no hope in themselves. If they had hope, Dicey could ve
kept walking and find people to give her a job so she can earn money. For now,
they are hopeless with no money or food on the long road. Another symbol is the
sailboat and it symbolizes the hope the children need, and Dicey s want to be
accepted and taken in by her grandmother. Furthermore, the sailboat is damaged and
ugly, but Dicey finds hope in it, and had thoughts of fixing it and sailing it with her
grandmother and siblings. For instance, when Dicey discovers the boat, the text
states, A sailboat. It was small, only fourteen or fifteen feet. It