"the temptations of two" response

The theme of "The Temptations of Two" is to over come your fears. She was afraid to take the trip on the river alone, thinking of a million things that could go wrong but loved he trip and found a new route her and Emily could take. She was also afraid to kiss Emily saying "it seemed more dangerous than anything"(167) she'd ever done but she was swept away by it. One example of language that I found effective was her description of Emily and her tattoo and then how she had changed it two weeks later. Another effective use of language was her imagery in describing the "jumping carp, a heron that takes flight, or the saucer-sized snapping turtles that rise like moving globs of algae near our paddles."(159) she paints a very vivd picture of the river and the wildlife that inhabits it.