Inland Beach

INLAND BEACH by Margaret Creal Margaret Creal leaves us with plenty to ponder about as her use of symbolism is used to describe the strength and wisdom of women along with the miracle of birth. Margaret Creal uses symbolism to link the fragility of birth to the delicateness of life. Margaret Creal describes the scenery at the beginning to illustrate what the surrounding beach looks like, however we can also see that her description also …

…cord, the lifeline of an unborn child saves them. I really liked this short story as it is not quite clear at first what the main focus or theme is. It was not until I read it a couple of times to discover that the author life is a lot like birth. It also gives a good description of what women have to go through to make the biggest miracle on earth happen. Word Count: 434