Ln describing her family's responses to Shannon's illness, Johnson presents three reactions Maddie's, Sam's, and her own. How do these responses differ?

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Answer and Explanation:

Shannon's disease, a brain tumor, took everyone by surprise, but it provoked different reactions in the family of the storyteller. She, being an adult, had an apprehensive and sad reaction, as she knew that this would be a very difficult time that Shannon's family would go through and that there was no certainty that Shannon would recover and be without sequelae, returning to being a happy child and happy.

Maddie, being a child and having a positive view of things, reacted as if Shannon was going through a common illness, which would soon recover and that everything would be fine, for sure.

Sam, being an older child, was a little more apprehensive, he knew that this disease might not be so simple and asked his mother if Shannon would be okay, relying on the word of an adult, to calm his thoughts.