Opal In Our Heart

As we all know the lesser a kind of thing is, the more treasure it will be. This sentence is same with both human and things. The reason why people like Opal not only because it is a shinning stone but also because it is not same as common stones that can be seen every where. The relationship between its value and its quantity can’t be separated. Opal is a metaphor for Kellyanne and his family. They are valuable for Ashmol, even more important than opal it self.

The book Pobby and Dingan tells the relationship between a young girl and her imaginary friends. She loves them, treats them like family members, ignores others misunderstand and always believe their existence. Some times children have more important characteristics then adults. Imagine how many times your parents have told you that what you have done is wrong and how many times you changed your mind just because others doesn't believe in you？ Not many people have an attic faith nowadays, it is so easy to be controlled by others. However, Kellyanne, a child has this cherish personality. She is as cherish as Opal. She is special not because how she was produced but because who she is. Just like what her brother Ashmol says: "The secret of an opal's color lies not in its substance but in its absences." 

         Opal has many colors. Only one color can’t make it valuable.  It will just be like a normal stone by the side of road that no one cares. However when colors gather together and start shining, it becomes precious. Each color is a metaphor for a family member. Just like Ashmol’s family, they all gather together to help Kellyanne get rid of the disease. They take care of her, support her small dream, hold funeral for her friend, and desperately find her friends. When others don’t believe Pobby and Dingan are exist, they stand by Kellyanne’s side strongly. At the beginning of this book, Annie and Rex had a fight because Rex does not believe Pobby and Dingan and Annie argued how can Rex say they don’t exist since he also doesn’t find any Opal. Then after they started over to find Opal, the family reunited together and connect again. Another important event is that if there is no opal, there can’t be a funeral for Pobby and Dingan. In this story Opal is not just a metaphor for family and Kellyanne, it is also a connection for the family.

         Every one has a small dream in their heart that only belongs to themselves. Kellyanne has Pobby and Dingan in her heart but others cannot see. Rex aspires to dig the Opal, but he is misunderstood as a ratter. Opal is the essence of this book, which embodies family, membership, metaphor of Kellyanne and Ashmol’s whole family, attitude toward the disbelieves… People in lightening ridge cannot live without Opal, and people in Ashmol’s family cannot live without trust and cares. That is why Opal is important. Everyone needs an opal.