Sunday+Visitors

=In Chapter 9, "Sunday Visitors," Peg gets a visit from her parents. At first, she is annoyed by her roommates involvement in their conversation, and Alice's reaction to her parents. Reread page 83-84.= =Now consider the following quote from page 84: "A window of understanding opened in my mind, and the breeze of compassion blew in. From that moment on, I was glad to share my visiting family with my roommates."=

=Respond in a paragraph: What does this quote mean? How does Peg use figurative language to get her point across? Also, what does it reveal about Peg's character?=

In __Small Steps by Peg Kehret,__ the quote "A window of understanding opened in my mind, and the breeze of **compassion** blew in means that she has to realize that none of her roommates get visitors every Sunday. They don't get any at all. She "shared" her parents with her roommates becuase she knew that she was very **fortunate** to be able to have visitors. She used figurative language to get her point across because it means like she opened up (a window of understanding opened in my mind) to her roommates and was very **compassionate** to them. This reveals Peg's character by saying she is a very **fortunate** and **compassionate** person. Her roommates NEVER got any visitors, mostly Alice. In conclusion, this shows that Peg is a very fortunate and compassionate person.