Louisa, Please Come home by Shirley Jackson

“Louisa, Please Come Home,” by Shirley Jackson, is a first-person narrative story that tells the experience of Louisa in the small town of Rockville during the 1950s. In fact, there are six characters in this story. The protagonists of this story are Louisa Tether, Mrs. Peacock, Carol Tether, Mr. Peacock, Mrs. Peacock, and Paul. Carol and Louisa are sisters, and the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Tether. Paul is a neighbor of the Tether family, and Mrs. Peacock owns the rooming house where Louisa Tether lives. Mr. and Mrs. Tether, Mrs. Peacock, and Paul worked together to solve the problem of Louis running away from home. The main character Louisa Tether is a nineteen-year-old-girl, who is fair-haired, five feet four inches tall, and weights one hundred twenty-six pounds. Her personality could be described as intelligent, impudent, and organized. The following scenes from the book exemplify these three personality traits throughout the story. Shirley Jackson shows the life of Louisa, and ultimately the aspects of this character’s personality shine.

In the story, Louisa runs away the day before her sister’s wedding. After running away from home, Louisa takes the train to Crain. When she gets there, she buys a tan raincoat and drops off the old jacket. She then takes the train to Chandler. When she gets there, she buys a suitcase and other items, such as some stockings and a small clock. She now needs to find a place to get herself settled. She finds a place to live, at Mrs. Peacock’s house, and gets a job at the stationery store. One day, Louisa sees Paul at the train station. Paul desires Louisa to come back, and Louisa agrees. When she arrives at her house, her family can not recognize her and thinks that she is an impostor. Louisa...

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...se. After arriving at Chandler, she now needs to get herself settled in Chandler. She soon finds a place to live, at Mrs. Peacock’s house, and begins working at the stationery store. Furthermore, Louisa’s organize also further demonstrates in the novel when she chooses to go to Chandler. “I took a train to Chandler.” She has a reason for going to Chandler. She goes to Chandler since Chandler is neither not too big nor not too small. Louisa is assurance that no one could find her in Chandler. These events showed Louisa calculates during the story.

In conclusion, Shirley Jackson’s novel tells the story of Louisa. As the story progresses, Louisa’s personality begins to develop. Shirley Jackson’s characteristics have shown which included intelligent, impudent, and organized. Shirley successfully develops a character throughout the story with a distinct personality.