The Other Stories

In the book Whirligig, I have noticed a patern. In between the chapters (that I have read so far) there are stories. These are not stories about magical creatures and talking bears, but the stories of peoples lives. The stories are told throught the eyes of the character. Kinda like a series of flashbacks. The characters talk about the past, the present and the future. When the characters talk about the future its kinda like they flash forward in time. You find out what there future is like. But at the end of describing the future theres always one thing that is the same, and that is the hope. Every character has something that gives them hope, and they always mention that at that end. The character gradually talks about it through the story, but its at the end of the book that they really say what it means to them and how they feel towards it. Some of the characters talk about the whirligigs, but others take refrence to other things like a bird. I think that the author decided to put the stories of other people in there because they all went throught what Brent is going through in one way or another. They have all felt despaire, happiness, recognition, hope, and the descovery of self. Brent is going through all of those things. I think the author would like us to realize that it will be ok, like with Brent and the others. He is giving us (the reader) the truth, and that is that one way or another it will all be ok.