Madison Hughes
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Mr. Parris English
March 9, 2014
Ruth Rendell
When you think of crime fiction authors, whom do you think of? One would probably think of James Patterson or maybe Michael Connelly. What about the British woman who has written at least 70 best sellers at the age of 84? The woman whose books are translated into 21 different languages. The woman that when asked if she would ever stop writing said, “Writing makes me happy. I think I would [even] write on a desert island.” Ruth Barbara Rendell is the most famous crime writer in the world. She is known for writing thrillers and psychological murder mysteries. With nicknames such as “New First Lady of Mystery” and “Queen of Crime” how can any other crime writer compare?
A Dark Adapted Eye, Vault, In All Honesty, The Monster in the Box, and A Sight for Sore Eyes are just some of Ruth Rendell’s amazing and heart pounding novels. Ruth wrote From Doon With Death, her first novel, in 1964. “Since then her reputation and readership have grown steadily with each new book.” Rendell’s most famous creation was Chief Inspector Wexford. Wexford is seen as the hero in many popular police stories such as From Doon to Death, The Best Man to die, and Road Rage. Some of these stories have successfully adapted for TV. Also, many of her book were turned into movies, Such as Live Flesh, La Ceremonie, The Bridesmaid, and Alias Betty. For the first decade of Rendell’s career, most of her novels were written in the Wexford series. In the 1970’s, however, she began writing psychological thrillers about psychopathic killers because she thought that the detective genre was limiting and wanted to get out of her comfort zone.
Unlike most authors, Ruth Rendell has a specific style on writing...
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...as written so many amazing novels. If I came from a childhood like hers, I don’t know what I would be doing now. Instead she took all of her past experiences and make books out of them. That is truly inspirational and very brave. Rendell is very successful in what she does and should never stop. Even she says that she will never stop. Ruth Rendell is my favorite author and one of the best novelists in the world. I just hope that one day I will end up doing something that I love and have that passion to keep going.
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On June 7th 2008, Sarah May Ward was arrested for the murder of Eli Westlake after she ran him over in a motor vehicle in St. Leonards. Prior to the incident the offender had been driving the wrong way down Christine Lane which was a one way street. Whilst this was occurring she was intoxicated, under the influence of marijuana, valium, and ecstasy and was unlicensed to drive. The victim and his brother who were also intoxicated, where walking down the lane and where nearly hit by the offender. This prompted the victim to throw cheese balls at the car and make a few sarcastic remarks regarding her driving ability. After a brief confrontation between the two parties the victim and his brother turned away and proceeded to walk down Lithgow Street. The offender followed the victim into the street and drove into him while he was crossing a driveway.
Growing up, Ruth had a rough childhood growing up in a very strict jewish household. Her family was poor, her mother was physically handicapped, her father was verbally and physically abusive, and she faced prejudice and discrimination from her neighbors and classmates because she
Fern, Fanny. Ruth Hall & Other Writings. Ed. Joyce W. Warren. New Brunswick: Rutgers UP, 1986.
No one may have understood Ruth’s actions and her motives for doing what she did, but Ruth knew what she was getting herself into. She wanted a better life for herself and her twelve children, which she accomplished. Although many may not agree with her process of achieving her goals, she still managed to raise twelve successful men and women. Through all the miseries and tragedies, Ruth picked herself up and moved on. I am proud of her.
The story begins with a dark tone as she address how her audience feels about her actions.
To women and some men, she is a hero, and to anti-feminists she is a villain. Moreover, there are still many people who do not applaud Ruth on the wonderful changes Ruth has made to American society. For growing up in the mid 90s, it is shocking to some that Ruth is not against abortion. After fighting for women to have the freedom to decide for themselves, Ruth said, “Reproductive choice has to be straightened out. There will never be a woman of means without choice anymore. That just seems to me so obvious. The states that changed their abortion laws before Roe are not going to change back. So we have a policy that only affects poor women, and it can never be otherwise.” However, Ruth is not against nor for abortion rather she is wants people to be able to make their own choices. She said, “The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.” Also, Ruth is an advocate of same sex marriage. She wants freedom for everyone and for every one to be allowed to make their own decisions. She said, “In recent years, people have said, ‘This is the way I am.’ And others looked around, and we discovered it’s our next-door
Vronsky, Peter. Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters. New York: Berkley, 2007. Print.
After five years of being raised and living with their grandmother whom they truly loved, the girls had a rude awakening. Their grandmother, Sylvia had passed away. “When after almost five years, my grandmother one winter morning eschewed awakening, Lily and Nona were fetched from Spokane and took up housekeeping in Fingerbone, just as my grandmother had wished” (Robinson 29). This was the final attempt that their grandmother had made in order for the girls to have a normal and traditional life. This is a solid example of how the sister’s lives are shaped by their family and their surroundings. Lucille’s ultimate concern in life is to conform to society and live a traditional life. She wishes to have a normal family and is sorrowful for all of the losses that she has experienced such as her mother’s and grandmother’s deaths. On the other hand, Ruthie, after spending more time with her future guardian, Aunt Sylvie, becomes quite the transient like her.
I will say this was a wonderful experience for me to interview Ruth as I know that each and every one of us has to go through all this different stages in life. I am only 23 years old and I am still trying to find a commitment relationship that I can be happy with like Ruth and Richard did. I really did admire their lives history and I am glad to have this chance to write this report.
Prose, Francine. Interview by Katie Bolick. The Atlantic Online. N.p., 11 Mar. 1998. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. .
her journey, “Here it was –the reason she’d been called here in the first place” (Erdrich 309). She
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