Amy Bloom Silver Water

In the short story silver water by amy bloom we enter the life of a family that is being ripped apart by the tragedy of a mental illness yet is still fiercely loyal to each other.

Amy bloom silver water. Amy bloom is the author of come to me a national book award finalist. Henry prize short stories the scribner anthology of contemporary short fiction and many other anthologies here and abroad. The clear blue beauty of it cools you and lifts you up beyond your heat beyond your body. How did mental illness define the life of amy bloom in the story silver water.

And normal her stories have appeared in best american short stories o. Amy bloom s silver water my sister s voice was like mountain water in a silver pitcher. The story is portrayed through the eyes of the younger daughter violet. In silver water amy bloom makes a point about how mental illness is treated.

Bloom uses humor in an unexpected way to show the loyalty and solidarity of the family. A blind man can see how much i love you nominated for the national book critics circle award. The specific point she makes is that mental illness is not taken as seriously as it should be. Silver water by amy bloom was first published in story autumn 1991 and subsequently in her collection come to me rose s voice was like mountain water in a silver pitcher loses her mind at age fifteen and younger sister violet and parents are bewildered trying to find therapists hospitals and health insurance.

Critics lauded her skill in drawing her characters many of whom were as jeanne schinto dubbed them in belles letters psychological anomalies. After we went to see la traviata when she was fourteen and i was twelve she elbowed me in the parking lot and said check this out. Silver water is a heart wrenching and heart warming short story of a family and how they come to terms with the illness of the eldest daughter rose. This is shown through how difficult it is for rose to receive proper treatment.

Silver water summary amy bloom s first collection of short stories come to me brought her immediate acclaim.