So, Surviving the Applewhites turned out to be one of those "feel good" books. If you want a quick read with off beat humor, join the Applewhites at their farm. Jake does change a bit and E.D. finds her "art form" and value.
One of E.D.'s projects is to catalog every type of butterfly there is in North Carolina. She has one last butterfly she has to find. Jake, in the meantime, has gone out and gathered all the caterpillars eating up Lucille's parsley garden. Lucille described the caterpillars as green-and-black-striped. Jake looks these up on the internet and finds they are the larval stage of the beautiful black swallowtail butterfly. He collects all the caterpillars and puts them in an aquarium. He labeled the aquarium "Metamorphosis, A Living Demonstration," and I think that is what the author intended this book to be about.
So, I'd like to challenge those who are reading this, to read the book and tell me what you think the butterflies symbolize in this story. Then e-mail me with your answers.
Also, if you read the book, and you had the opportunity to go to the "Creative Academy" what project would you work on? What would you do all day? Please e-mail me about your answer!
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