Struggling for self-respect, self-love, and maybe even the respect of the men and women around her, her story reaches out t

o all the diverse groups of society. The first river that she mentions is that of her mother. The first sentence, ["When my mother killed herself..."] (355), catches the readers attention because she doesn't refer to it until further on in the essay, one would believe that its significance is limited, when in actuality, its meaning is the basis of the essay.

The second river that brings up was moving (due to the fact that the husband left her, yet another river). She's embarrassed to move, she tries to hold on to the little pride that she has left. She explains how she has to try to move out without letting her neighbors know. That in it self is a project of its own.

Then she has to deal with another river all together...her father. After being evicted from her house, she goes to the only other pl

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Hazel Griffin, Cross Addressing, Everything's River,
Approximate Word count = 548
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)