She Wasn't Soft

In T.C. Boyle’s story She Wasn’t Soft, he explains how dedicated Paula is. She takes her training for this mini triathlon to heart. Paula realizes this race in its self is not a huge race, however, Zinny Bauer was going to be competing in this race also. Zinny had beat Paul last year and this year Paula wanted to beat her more than anything. Paula’s boy friend, in the story, only serves as a distraction.
In my picture I drew Paula sitting over looking a little creek in her athletic clothes and gym shoes. I wanted to convey a sense of peace. When you’re training for an important race like Paula does, sometimes everything can become so overwhelming. Through out the whole story I found my self wanting Paula to take a break, step away from all the crazy intense training, step away from her boyfriend, and most importantly Zinny.