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How do the events of "The White Umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance?

Answer 1

The symbol is the white umbrella, and it represents what the narrator wants to be, perfect, pure, etc. and that would mean that when she throws it away she is satisfied with the way she is now. The narrator is taught many lessons including acceptance. The narrator is taught acceptance because she regrets wishing Ms. Crosman was her mother. She also wanted to be part of American culture, and she was so embarrassed of her mother working. She was taught to accept things how they are in her life and be thankful for them because some people don’t have what she does.

Answer 2

The white umbrella is a book filled with romance and suspense. The main character, Amelia Donn is a pilot in the 1830's, exploring the new world of adulthood. She is astounded and ashamed of herself after she acts in ways she has never before. The plot unfolds along with her beginning to understand that shame is a horrible thing, and that shame should be destroyed. But, she also understands that she needs to accept shame and see how she should also learn to accept any shame that should come her way. The narrator sees how Amelia's life lessons help her in aldult hood and tells the reader that "I should take these lessons into account in my own life."