Celia Garth By Gwen Bristow: Summary

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Gwen Bristow makes the reader think about the message she’s really trying to get across in her book, Celia Garth. One of Gwen Bristows greatest attributes as a writer is her ability to connect the content of the text very closely to what actually happened in the time period. Gwen incorporates important characters of the Revolutionary Period into the text and gives them certain roles to develop their character. The author also uses a minor amount of battles from the Revolutionary War to help keep the story flowing. Another thing the author is very strong at is showing the war through Celia’s eyes, which shows the consequences of war from the standpoint of a common townsfolk. Gwen Bristow is able to captivate her readers with her ability to relate the text to what happened in the Revolutionary time period.

The importance of the Revolutionary War is often underrated compared to other wars America has fought in. The truth is, without the bravery of certain men, like Francis Marion, America could still be under control of the British. Frances Marion was a humble and wise Captain, stating “Promises you make to yourself are often like the Japanese …show more content…

We see most of the war through Celia’s eyes, so consequently we also see the consequences through her eyes as well. A prime example of this is when Celia visits Bellwood to see Jimmy. As Celia arrives in Bellwood she discovers that “Before her lay Bellwood. And all over Bellwood was the sight and silence and smell of death.” (Bristow 208). In this, Tarleton raids Bellwood, kills Jimmy and much of the livestock, and burned down the grand house where Jimmy and a few others were staying. Another example of a consequence of war is when Roy takes over Sea Garden for a short while. If Charleston was never invaded and captured by the British, Roy and his prosperous Tory family would not have been able to take over Sea

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