Blog 31

"Bravery" page 243

Simile

"Dr. Cable's pendant seemed to grow heavier and heavier, wound around her neck as tightly as the vines, bush, and roots grasping the railroad tracks." page 243

Personification

"She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants, out of the sold itself, selfish and unstoppable. Tally Youngblood was a weed. And, unlike the orchids, she wasn't even a pretty one." page 244

Imagery

" They climbed the ridge from which Tally had first looked down on the settlement, and David led her along it to a cool, flat outcrop of stone where a view opened up between the trees. As always, Tally noticed how graceful David was, how he seemed to know every step of the path intimately. Not even pretties, whose bodies were perfectly balanced, designed for elegance in every kind of clothing, moved with such effortless control." page 245

Meet the Parents

I think it requires bravery to meet David's parents because that is a big step in the Smoke. Also in Tally and David's relationship. The fact that no one else really has met them means that David trust her enough to do so. Tally is also hiding the fact she is a spy, so going to David's parents could give it away.