Answer: The Island Belle has helped change the social pattern of Smith Island. Before the Belle came the island that Miz Alice lives on, it was only visited during one time of the year- Christmas. The Belle had the impact of making the island more developed than it was in the past. The Island Belle is just a gas boat. It brings people back and fourth on the island. This little boat has made the island accessible to people and there were many new accessories that were brought to the island. The Island Belle no longer made Smith Island unique to just Miz Alice Middleton but opened it up to others.
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I think the Island Belle completly changed Miz Alice's home. Miz Alice states "she changed our social problem" and "she ended our isolation." The Island Belle brought ideas, technology, new cultures and people to the once isolated island. I think after sixy-three years of isolation, it was probably hard for Miz Alice to adjust to the Island's new way. But in the passage she seems to credit the small gas boat for all the changes of Smith Island
The question is not open-ended. The answer is in the book. How could somebody open this topic up for discussion?
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