Year Of Wonders Anna Character Analysis

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“I Wonder if you know how you have changed” What has caused the changes in Anna?" Geraldine Brooks’ novel Year of Wonders gives us a firsthand experience of the plague in 1665 through the eyes of Anna who is the narrator. The author’s choice of a first-person narrative makes the events of the next year even more vivid as we see them with the same shock and amazement as Anna did. She begins as a young widow with her two young children working at the rector for the Mompellions but by the end of the book she emerges as a local hero. Anna is constantly changing throughout the book. She takes on many setbacks as the book goes on including the deaths of her husband and children and even the plague itself. With the help of Elinor and Michael Mompellion she is able to move forward and push through the obstacles she is faced with. With her resilience she is able to put aside her fears so she can help others in the village of Eyam.…show more content…
You could feel Anna’s Anna’s grief and agony as she watches her two little boys die, while she herself remains healthy. She showed the strength of spirit when she continued to work for the Bradford's as well as at the rectory for the Mompellions. The independence and determination she showed was unusual for women of that era. Elinor teaches Anna many things as is one of the “wonders” to emerge from the plague year. She 'never let 'a minute pass without trying to better' her which leads to the changes that occur to Anna later on. Elinor observes the transformation with admiration “ I wonder if you know how you have

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