The Stages of Grief in Swallowing Stones

In 1969, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross presented her findings on grief in her book On Death and Dying. Her premise was that everyone faced with loss or death travels through five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. For a simplified description of each of these stages, read the following page: The 5 Stages of Grief .

As you read, find a character going through each stage and write an excerpt (text support) from the novel which illustrates this stage. Fill in the following chart. Remember, these stages can be applied to loss as well as grief.

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Stage
Character
Chp.
Excerpt from the novel
Denial
Jenna
Chp.2
Jenna starts to experience denial as soon as the morning after her father is killed.

Anger
Jenna
Cp.2
Jenna has anger towards her fathers killer.
Bargaining
Michael
prologue
Michael’s parents bought him a rifle for his birthday.
Depression
Jenna
Chp.13
Jenna goes through depression when she’s reads Amy’s letter and starts to cry.
Acceptance
Jenna
Chp.2
Jenna has to accept that her father is gone.