the entertainer intro and conclusion

Intro;
"The Entertainer" has an impactful introduction which provides us readers with the mood for the rest of the story. it gives the impression that Alice doesn't always get to make her own decisions and is immediately set to have little to no value in her family. The value she is given is compared to a "jester for the elite" - a clown that is only invited on this trip to entertain or 'fix' the boring situation the Billingsley's find themselves in. Just this first paragraph makes the audience feel bad for Rachel and the way that she is treated, but curious to find out how this emotional roller coaster will actually go.

Conclusion;
The conclusion of this text satisfied my hunger for Rachel's purpose. She seems to become almost at peace with her placement with the Billingsley's as an entertainer/teacher when Mrs. Billingsley asks rachel to teach her girls something and reachel thinks of food. The fact that she can do something and actually feel useful at this point makes Rachel seem relieved and can finally hear the ocean and draw a laughter applause from it. In this sense the author also leaves the audience with a sense of relief from the empathy we have for rachel in the beginning of the text.