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The Flowers in the Attic are a spellbinding international best selling novel about a family's betrayal and heartbreak. The 412-page story begins with introducing the Dollanganger Family. This family consists of a Corrine the mother, Christopher the father, Chris & Cathy both siblings, are the protagonists and central characters in the novel, Carrie the twin sister, and Cory the twin brother. Within the story, the kids face unimaginable tragedy and hardship. Including Child Abuse, Incest, and unsafe living environments. Cathy Dollanger explains the story of her childhood, locked in a dark, cold attic atop of her mother's childhood home called Foxworth Hall. Throughout this time she explains the story in a First Person narrative style reflecting …show more content…
Cathy throughout the story encountered being lied to or giving a false side of the story, which she expresses throughout the book. Giving that, Cathy excerpts somewhat of an authorial voice in her narration.
I was hooked in right from the beginning of Flowers In The Attic by the words, ‘Goodbye, Daddy’ which was the name of the first chapter. This short sentence told me the cause of how these innocent children were locked up in an attic because of a particular event happened - an event in which the father died in a car accident. It was heartbreaking for the children as the father would be out of town for his job, but furthermore, in the story, they don’t expect what more pain they will go through. The more you read, the more heartbroken you end up becoming just by the nature of how Andrews portrayed this event. In the novel, Andrews has touched on a few taboo subjects such as child abuse and incest, these issues have crushed the family tremendously especially the children. If I found out that my mother and father were relative in some kind of way that would
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Cathy to me shows a strong an overcoming character. She is able to talk about and overcome the struggles that she endured throughout her childhood and even goes a far as understand what and why her mother did the things that she did to them. To myself, Cathy is a very mature and forgiving character and I feel a special connection between myself and Cathy. I to, feel I have the same attributes as Cathy did. I have never been put through anything that Cathy has been through but the mature and forgiving attitude Cathy possess is present within me as well. Cathy also plays the big sister role to her fellow younger sister through times of trouble within her childhood, This I can relate too. When I was younger, my mum, my sister and I were in an abusive relationship with my father. He did really bad stuff to us, that I cannot explain since I was really little. My mother told me that, ever since my younger sister was born I would always be there for her reading bedtime stories, helping her to learn how to write, playing adventure/Imagination games. All though we weren’t in the same situation as Cathy - being trapped in a closet, there are still ways that I feel a deep connection with. Overall, I feel Cathy is the charter who I connect most with out of all the characters in Flowers in the
Lily’s idea of home is having loving parent/mother figures who can help guide her in life. Because of this desire, she leaves T. Ray and begins to search for her true identity. This quest for acceptance leads her to meet the Calendar Sisters. This “home” that she finds brightly displays the ideas of identity and feminine society. Though Lily could not find these attributes with T. Ray at the peach house, she eventually learns the truth behind her identity at the pink house, where she discovers the locus of identity that resides within herself and among the feminine community there. Just like in any coming-of-age story, Lily uncovers the true meaning of womanhood and her true self, allowing her to blossom among the feminine influence that surrounds her at the pink house. Lily finds acceptance among the Daughters of Mary, highlighting the larger meaning of acceptance and identity in the novel.
Introduced by Steinbeck with a discussion of monstrosity in humans, Cathy walked through life with the vestments of a human but the soul of a devil. Though Cathy maintained a façade of innocence to ward off suspicion, the darkness of her soul was revealed in her few moments of weakness throughout the novel. From the time she was a child, Cathy had “face of innocence” and beauty that attracted children and adults alike (73). Behind her wide eyes, however, something darker lurked. As described by Steinbeck, “…she had some quality that made people look…back at her, troubled at something foreign. Something looked out of her eyes, and was never there when one looked again” (73). Cathy was skilled at using her natural beauty and poise to manipulate others, always maintaining her impeccable appearance. The events of her childhood, however, revealed her to be a creature much darker than her attractiveness would suggest. Her parents died in a mysterious fire, and the lives of the men she manipulated were without exception destroyed. When she finally arrived on the doorstep of Charles and Adam Trask’s farmhouse, her deception continued; she entranced Adam and the two eloped within months. Adam fell head-over-heels for his golden bride. He and many others saw nothing but goodness and virtue in her hazel eyes. Samuel Hamilton, however, saw something more. As he described after his chilling first
Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn presents the problems of a young girl coming of age, a time when she is faced with new challenges and must overcome obstacles. Throughout the book the protagonist, Francie Nolan discovers herself maturing as she struggles with loneliness, the loss of innocence and a life of poverty in a Brooklyn slum. This theme is evident in (1.) her love for books which she uses as companionship, (2.) her outlook on the world as she matures and finally, (3.) her realization that in order to succeed in life she must obtain an education and work hard to do it.
A breathtaking saga of a young girl’s tragic memories of her childhood. As with Ellen, Gibbons’ parents both died before she was twelve-years-old, forming the family. basis of the plot and themes of this novel. The fond memories she possessed of her mother and the harsh ones of her father are reflected in the thoughts and actions of Ellen. The simplistic and humble attitude that both Gibbons and Ellen epitomizes in the novel is portrayed through diction and dialogue.
...her and son is what ultimately makes the story so gripping with audiences and readers alike because of the subsequent evolution in the nature of their relationship as the story progresses. With each telling and retelling of Edward Bloom’s stories, the reader and William both gain a little more insight in the enigma who is Edward Bloom. Despite the resentment and anger that dominates William’s feelings for his father, his ability to strive to make peace and make sense of his mystifying father, who has always eluded his own comprehension, is significant to anyone who has ever felt disconnect with a dying family member.
Betty Smith’s novel A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is a tale of poignant family relationships and childhood and also of grim privation. The story revolves around the protagonist of the story, young Francie Nolan. She is an imaginative, endearing 11-year-old girl growing up in 1912, in Brooklyn, New York. The entire story revolves around Francie and the Nolan family, including her brother Neelie, her mother Katie and her father Johnny. An ensemble of high relief characters aids and abets them in their journey through this story of sometimes bleak survival and everlasting hope. As we find out, the struggle for survival is primarily focused against the antagonist of this story, the hard-grinding poverty afflicting Francie, the Nolan’s and Brooklyn itself. The hope in the novel is shown symbolically in the “The “Tree of Heaven””. A symbol used throughout the novel to show hope, perseverance and to highlight other key points.
...e on her part. Throughout the story, the Mother is portrayed as the dominant figure, which resembled the amount of say that the father and children had on matters. Together, the Father, James, and David strived to maintain equality by helping with the chickens and taking care of Scott; however, despite the effort that they had put in, the Mother refused to be persuaded that Scott was of any value and therefore she felt that selling him would be most beneficial. The Mother’s persona is unsympathetic as she lacks respect and a heart towards her family members. Since the Mother never showed equality, her character had unraveled into the creation of a negative atmosphere in which her family is now cemented in. For the Father, David and James, it is only now the memories of Scott that will hold their bond together.
The novel challenges the contradicting sides of the expectation and reality of family and how each one contains a symbiotic relationship. The ideal relationship within families differ throughout The Bean Trees. Kingsolver focuses on the relationship between different characters and how they rely on each other to fill the missing gaps in their lives. When Taylor and Lou Ann meet, they form a symbiotic relationship and fill the missing gaps in each others lives. Once the two women move in with each other, Lou Ann fills Taylor’s missing gap of motherly experience and opens her eyes to a life full of responsibilities.
When a child is born, he or she does not see the same things an adult sees. The baby does not understand language and cannot make the distinction between races or gender or good and evil. While it is impossible to go back in time, novels allow readers to take on a new set of eyes for a few hours or days. They give a new perspective to the world, and sometimes provide a filter to the things seen in the world. Unreliable narrators give authors the flexibility to lie to and withhold information from readers, providing new perspectives into the narrator as well as the other characters of the novel. Authors use unreliable narrators not to give more information to the reader, but to withhold information in order to further character development.
An example is her torture during the majority of the book. In 6th grade she went to her friends party, and to her astonishment, a couple began making out in the closet. She called her mom to tell her what was going on and her mom told the mother ...
...e relationship with men, as nothing but tools she can sharpen and destroy, lives through lust and an uncanny ability to blend into any social class makes her unique. Her character is proven as an unreliable narrator as she exaggerates parts of the story and tries to explain that she is in fact not guilty of being a mistress, but a person caught in a crossfire between two others.
Flowers In The Attic is about four siblings who are forced to live in an attic so that their mother can inherit money from their grandfather. In this story, there are many plot points and events. There is a exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. However, I will only be covering the exposition, climax, and resolution in this essay.
“Odour of Chrysanthemums,” by D. H. Lawrence, tells a story of a woman named Elizabeth Bates, who is married to a man that works in the mines. The couple has two children, and they are expecting their third child. There is a lot trouble between them. The Bates family lives in poverty. The house where they live has no electricity and it needs to be lit up with torches. One night Mrs. Bates waits for her husband to come back home from work to serve dinner, but he never shows up. She thinks he may be drinking with his friends, and that maybe his friends are going to bring him back home drunk as usual. Time passes and Mrs. Bates does not hear from him. Later that night her mother in law arrives crying, then she begins suspect that something bad happens and her husband is dead. The central idea of liberation is expressed as the writer uses three elements of fiction to tell the story.
The main character, Edie, provides the narration of the story from a first person point of view. She tells her story based on an event from her past. Because she narrates the story the reader is unable to be sure if what she tells of the other characters is completely accurate. Because one does not hear other character's thoughts one could question whether Edie interpreted them correctly. Or has time caused her to recall her story different from the way it actually happened? For example, Edie says it is hard for her to recall how she felt when she had to do dishes without a dishwasher and heated water. It had been so long ago her perception had been altered. Sometimes time can play a role in why truth can be so hard to see.
In the beginning of the story they mention how their mom look prepared for her death. “The whole pale countenance of the dead woman was so collected, so calm, so resigned that one could feel what a sweet soul had lived in that body, what quite existence this soul had led, how easy pure the death of this parent had been”(1). The kids went least happy she died an unpainful death until they read the reading of the letter. This old fashioned letter let them knew their mother was living a secretive life. She was not happy on what she portrayed to us. These letters were expressing her feeling one letter stated “I love you, I love you! You have driven me mad. My arms open, I gasp, move by a wild desire to hold you again. The man who adores you, the name “Henry” (3). This symbolize a different secretive loved she shared for someone. The son was very upset about the reading of the letters. In the critical article about " A Dead Woman's Secret," critic Ahriel Leavlls argues that " The Dead Woman Secrets" also explain how keeping a secret from someone can change their entire perspective on you if they find out what you've been hidden. It is true that your perspective can change because after reading the mom's letter the kids look at their mother differently then what she portrayed to