Four Summers is a piece of short story written by Joyce Carol Oates.This short story refers to the four summers that Sissie, the narrator, recounts during the course of the story.By using a first-person point of view, Oates gives readers insight into the thoughts and motivations of a young girl who is coming of age.This article intends to analysis Sissie1 mind in process of growing which is a clearly change from childish to mature both in physical and physiological experiences.