The Trip To Halawa Valley

Title	The Trip To Halawa Valley
# of Words	461
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.84

The Trip to Halawa Valley
By: Jay Babson

     “The Trip to Halawa Valley,” is a short story written by Lynne Sharon Schwartz.  The story is about a son succeeding and getting married in Hawaii, and the reunification of his divorced parents.  The parents become the main focus of the story when the son suggests that they go on a trip to Halawa Valley.
     In this story Schwartz is trying to show people that once you make a decision it is very hard to turn back on that decision.  With all the characters, except for the briefly mentioned newlyweds, Schwartz shows how decisions made by a person or a couple are hard to turn back on.  An example of this is Paul’s parents.  Lois and Jim are brought back together in Hawaii, and try to rekindle their love for each other.  After their trip though, they realize it can not be done, and part in their own separate ways.
     Schwartz does a very good job of showing the reader the experience she is trying to convey.  She does this by using a couple different characters throughout the story.  The main ones she uses are the parents, and that is the very obvious example.  A few other examples are not as clear, but they do show how decisions are an important factor in life and once made are very hard to turn around.  Using Paul’s brother Anthony, Schwartz shows that once he ...This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!

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