Falling From Grace

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ESSAY ‘FALLING FROM GRACE’ In the novel ‘Falling from Grace’ by Jane Godwin there are many people who are lost besides Grace. Annie is lost without her sister; Kip is lost with his emotions and doesn’t know how to deal with girls, Ted is an alcoholic who doesn’t see his wife or son and has lost his fame that he once possessed and Grace who is physically lost. It is clear that there are more characters other than Grace who are lost in ‘Falling from Grace’. Kip is the first character who is confused in ‘Falling from Grace’ for a number of reasons. Firstly he is dealing with his feelings toward girls he says “I hate those girls, but I want them.” He believes that everyone suspects him of hurting Grace he says “I didn’t understand why they seemed so angry with me, the way they looked at me but it made me feel terrible”. Kip meets a man called ted when he looking for someone Ted invites him in and gives him a can of coke but it is really rum he thinks Ted is violent he says “I don’t know why he kept me here I was afraid he would get violent if I left.” Kip learns that they both have love in music so they begin to become friends. Lastly he was a really good swimmer and he quit he said it is because he was tired of getting up at four am; his dad is disappointed with him so Kip thinks he is a failure. It is clear that Kip is a character who is confused in ‘Falling from Grace’. Annie is the second person who is lost in ‘Falling from Grace’. Firstly she is lost without her sister she says “I’m not the oldest child. I want my sister back”, she also thinks she is responsible for Grace going missing she says “where was she? She’d gone so quickly” her mum is also worried she says “is she alright? Why did you leave her there?” Annie feels guilty because she climbed up the cliff and didn’t wait for Grace. Lastly Annie becomes selfish she blames Grace for falling down she says
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