She sat back and started in front of her. she had never been this far from home. There had been no reply from Eva; there has been no time. Mirabel had left her life behind, and there was nothing in front of her. Nothing certain. She was no longer Lei An, the good daughter. She was not part of the family. She was alone."
This paragraph shows the tough and resolute inside Mirabel, as a young lady who is pregnant and won't bow down to reality, the quality she has is really admirable. In that particular era, the strong love like this was really rare, war has torn so many loving couples apart. However, Mirabel did not gave up hope, she believed that she and JJ will get married and live happily ever after. She did not gave up and hate the man instead she went looking for him with their child.
This paragraph helped me to understand Mirabel's character and explained how she could set off to China alone to find her love.
New words: dozed, stark, rattle.
This paragraph stood out because the way Gabriel(the author) described the journey is really fascinating. She described Mirabel's inner heart feelings and thoughts, the scenery outside the window is sad and dreary, matching her feelings at that time.