Throughout the novel, Lily Owens goes through many changes in the way she acts and how she perceives things. After accidentally killing her mother, Lily feels insecure and alone without a maternal figure. Rosaleen, her nanny, doesn’t exactly fit the role. This causes Lily to lack femininity and maturity as a woman. Over the course of the novel she learns to see past color and living with the Boatwright sisters allowed her to learn more about herself, her mother, and of course, bees.
The book, Years of wonders, is written from a point of view of a character from within the village that lives through the plague and helps others to overcome the plague when it hits them. Throughout the book Anna comes across various ups and down but she redeems her ego in order to stay on her feet to help others find their inner self. Anna is young widow women with 2 sons living in the village of Eyam. Within the years of living in the village the people she is surrounded by are caught within the plague. Her 2 sons and Mr. Vicars are shortly affected by the plague and as an outcome of the plague they die.
Anna Frith grows from being, in her own words, a ‘timid girl’ to ‘a woman who had faced more terrors than many warriors’. She becomes a figure of heroism due to her strong will and strength, especially after the death of her young children and early widowhood, and her compassion and helpfulness during the plague. Anna undergoes a remarkable transformation that provides the title with its meaning. It is a true wonder in the way Anna is transformed from an illiterate handmaid to a midwife, doctor and mother of two who frees herself from the shackles of domineering males. By the end of the novel, Anna is in charge of her own destiny, and shows where strength and strong will can take you.
While this was a tragedy, it was also a blessing which introduced Anna to her husband, who she had a beautiful daughter with. Now she is getting old, went blind from stubborn cataracts, and has lost her husband. But, she is still the same woman she was before. The first characteristic that Anna Avalon shows is how talented she is. As a
Manny Singh Ms. Oleksyshyn ENG2D1-04 27 November 2013 Lily Owens, The Dynamic Character "One is not born but rather becomes a women" -Simone De Beauvoir. Lily is a dynamic character as she grows and develops from life changing events after her 14th birthday. Sue Monk Kidd's, The Secret Life Of Bees is a New York Times bestseller fiction. Lily Owens is a young girl who lives in 1964 and goes through life fighting obstacles from her scurrilous father to the hole left in her heart by her mysteriously death of her mother. She goes on a life changing excursion to make sense of her difficult predicament.
Through the labour of Mary Daniels, Anna proves to herself and to others, that she is capable of a lot more “than [she] thinks”. The birth also awakens Anna Frith’s eyes, as many of her close friends and family have died in the recent weeks, but the birth lets Anna and Elinor “celebrate in the season of
In Year of Wonders Anna Frith is presented as “too good to be true”, she may be seen as a courageous and honorable character, but Anna, like everyone, has her flaws and is thus a believable and realistic character. Anna fears risks of situations, experiences jealousy and desire, turns to the wrong solution for her grief, and questions her faith throughout the novel. Anna acts bravely and risks her life in unfamiliar situations though she still fears the risks. This is demonstrated when Anna helps birth Mary Daniel’s baby as the Gowdies are gone and Randall Daniel had no one to turn to so he went to Mrs. Mompellion. Mrs Mompellion had never conceived a child herself so it was up to Anna as she had the most experience out of the two.
Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon Draper is about a girl name Keisha and all of her friends and how everybody she knows had to overcome huge obstacles in their lives. No matter what it was death, injuries, or family issues. This book is good because of the characters especially Gerald, a friend of the Keisha’s, themes and the style of the writing. So far, Keisha is still trying to move on over her ex-boyfriend Andy’s death. But just when the school year just started, the principle introduces the school to his son Jonathan.
One survivor that stuck out was Margaret Hastings, as she had a personality that was funny, and serious that couldn’t be disliked. Margaret is an emotional character, however it was overpowered by her strength. When Sergeant Laura Besley died, “Margaret knew that [the shoes] came from the body of her good friend and double date partner. (...) Wearing Laura’s shoes might be the difference between life and death” (Zuckoff 75). Margaret Hastings was mourning the life of her friend, however her survival instincts and her strength overpowered the sadness coming from the loss of Laura.
English 102 February 6th 2012 Silver Waters Run Deep The short story “Silver Waters” by Amy Bloom is a story about the opportunities and future of a young woman that is cut short by mental illness. The story takes you thru the emotions of a family that has to deal with the mental illness then the loss of the person. It makes you laugh and then cry as you travel down the road with them. As I read the story I ask? :”what does this make me think?” (Lynn) (20) When you first meet Rose you are immediately drawn in to the talents of this beautiful woman.