Missing May by Cynthia Rylant

Signifcance-

I chose this book, because when I read the blurb, to me it seemed like a touching story, just like the previous books that I have read: I have always enjoyed these type of books. This piece is valuable, because it puts you into the shoes of people who have just lost a loved one. This piece/these events are worth caring for, because it shows you that no matter how hard life gets, there's still always a reason for livng. This books gives us hope to carry on, and it teaches us that even if a loved one has already passed, they will still always be by our side, watching over us.

Perspective-

After reading this book, I would want other readers to walk away with hope, and possibly a new reason for living. I would want the readers to use the lessons that they have learned in this book and apply it to their own, personal lives.
My personal thoughts didn't really affect my enterpretation of this piece, because I have never really given any thought on this kind of stuff. But since I read the book, I now know what my personal beliefs are regarding this matter.

Evidence-

I think the arugement that's being made is that just because someone has already passed, it doesn't mean that they're forever gone in our lives. They are still alive in many little ways. It's just that in Ob and Summer's case, they chose to grieve about everything, instead of thinking about those little things that make May still alive. But once Cletus, a friend of Summer's, came and talked to Ob and Summer about a person that can help them "contact" May's spirit, they began to hope, and step by step they began living their lives again.
I know this is fact, not opinion, because at several occasions in the book, the author kept on mentioning little things that had to do with May. The author continuously tried to show May's spirit through little things, like the wind, and things that are significant to the 3 of them(Ob, Summer, and May.) At the end, each little thing somewhat how led them back to May, and May, back to them.

Connection-

This connects to the real world, because there are many people in this world, like Ob and Summer, who stop living their lives, because a loved one was lost; they begin to lose hope on everything. But as help comes along, they begin to put themselves back together, one step at a time, until they begin to have faith and hope once again. They get "renewed" personalities, and their lives are in a way, back to normal again, and it's because they chose to accept the help that came their way.

Supposition-

If I hadn't read this book, I still would probably have the same enterpretation as everyone else; that once a person is gone, that person is gone forever, and there will be no reason for living.
Due the fact that Ob and Summer have moved on, I think that they will continue on with their lives as strong individuals with the spirit of May along with them, prepared for whatever may come their way.