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Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood Book Synthesis Essay Rebecca Wells paints a picture of the various roles that women often must encounter in their lives: mother, daughter, friend. As said by Charlotte Observer She Wells speaks eloquently to what it means to be a mother, a daughter, a wife-and somehow, at last, a person. Wells uses a captivating style to create a simple plot, memorable symbolism and a reoccurring theme of friendship. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood teaches about the importance of giving and receiving love and finding joy in everyday life. The simplistic plot of the novel and the overall theme of love allows the author to span the lives of the main characters. The reader sees the span of the life of two of the main characters, Sidda and her mother Vivi, as they struggle to love each other based on their own childhood experiences. The reader also sees our two main characters in parallel encountering love and affairs of the heart; yet the most powerful love throughout the book is the love of four friends who stick together through the good and the bad. Vivi loves the Ya-Yas; as adolescents they are looking for love and someone to look up to. Vivi didnt know how to love Sidda because Vivis mother didnt know how to love her; therefore, Sidda doesnt know how to love Connor because she has never experienced love and is now afraid to be in love. The simplicity of the novel is that everyone is always looking to be loved. The simplicity is that in real life people are always searching to be loved, or finding love. Near the begi nning of the novel when the ya-yas are in their adolescence as young girls, going through the normal obstacles of childhood- fighting with their parents, getting into mischief, smoking and breaking curfew- they realize that by sticking together they can get through anything. They formalize this bond with a ceremony early on, I am a member of the royal and true tribe of the Ya-YasI do solemnly swear to be loyal sister Ya-Yas, and to love and look out for them, and never forsake them through thick and thin, until I take my last human breath (Wells 71). Wells shows the reader that the inability to show love can be passed down through generations: Sidda expresses to Connor why she is afraid to marry him, She Vivi didnt know how to love me, so I dont know how to love you (Wells 284). Sidda is saying that her mother couldnt love her, therefore she is afraid that Connor wouldnt love her even though it is a different relationship from Sidda and Vivis relationship. In the end, the love betwe en Connor and Sidda wins over the other tragedies in Siddas life. An important development in the plot that proves that love can conquer all appears when Vivis mother sends her away against her own will to a decollate boarding school away from her friends and family. While away, Vivi stops eating and becomes very depressed, but her friends continue to write to her and look for a way to bring her home. In the end their love wins out and they are able to convince one of their parents(Genevieve) to rescue her and bring her home. QUOTE Love, even in the smallest form, can sustain through tragedy and triumph-the bonds of the ya-yas : Vivi, Necie, Caro and Teensy. The story line allows the character to triumph over tragedy and rejoice in love,-simple stories-no matter how impossible they feel it is at the time. Through the course of the novel, Wells uses the strong symbol of the alligator to represent hurtful, dangerous and painful things in the world. Vivi talks to Sidda as a young child warning her about the importance of doing as she was told in order to avoid the dangerous things in life. Even I cant save you from all the alligators in the worldso dont push your luck(Wells 32). As Sidda gets older and becomes stronger, her mother tries to tell her that now, as you are getting older, you will take risks. You will get into trouble as part of the growing experience, and I will be there to help you. I will always save you from the alligators, but when Im not here stay in the safe places (Wells 152). Sidda carries the symbol of the alligator with her to remind her of the things in her mind that she should not or cannot do, such as her fear of marrying Connor. Theres such a thing as alligators that get in the way for certain people (Wells 315). Connors response to this is that his love is str onger for her than any of the problems that they could encounter in their life together. I am stronger than alligators (Wells 315). The alligator symbol is a constant reminder of the dangers in life; whether the love of a mother, or eventually partner, people overcome the alligators. The Power Of One By Ernest Hemmingway EssayThrough the lives of five extraordinary women: Sidda, Vivi, Caro, Necie and Teensy, Wells uses a captivating style to create a simple plot. Memorable symbolism and the reoccurring themes of friendship and love in the novel The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Wells shows the reader that love and friendship, even in the smallest form, can sustain through tragedy and triumph-the bonds of the Ya-Yas. Works CitedPrimary Source:Wells, Rebecca. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. New York New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1996. Secondary Source:Wells, Rebecca. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. New York New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1996.