1. jest and earnest
... so horrible could have a sincere purpose in this life. Too often we focus on the negative and can never overcome that to see the positive. Beauty and grace come in all forms and Dillard sees this when she witnesses a Mocking bird taking a death defying fall towards the ground. Just as the bird was about to ... he is graceful and beautiful always. That was the way he was created and the way he will always be. Dillard says "I think, that beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there."(225) She is telling us to try and ... witne...
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- Grade Level: High School