Brief Summary Of The Book The Lovely Bones

George Harvey: Susie Salmon, she lived in the neighborhood, I never realized how mature she was for her age, being the oldest Salmon daughter I knew I had to have her. I had built an underground cave, I lured her in with my neighborhood charm and that is when I raped and murdered her. I did it because I knew I wouldn’t get caught, it was for the thrill, it made me feel alive.

George Harvey is always depicted as the vile, relentless murderer behind the rape and death of Susie Salmon, the protagonist of the novel Lovely Bones. It is easy for the reader to show absolutely no pity for this character. However, in Chapter 15, the author Alice Sebold converts this heartless soul into an individual that urges the reader to offer him sympathy instead. Sebold begins the chapter by reflecting on the tremendous amount of hardships that George Harvey endures in his childhood. As a child, George and his mother depend on each other, as they struggle through life in poverty and dread the presence of his father. Alongside his mother as her accomplice, they turn to theft as a method to receive food and resources behind his

It is my belief that the person who killed her had in-depth knowledge of the workings of the family. The little girl had to have known her killer which is why she did not scream or lash out against an intruder. The indication of sexual assault reveals that the killer believed that they may have had a relationship with the young girl. Given the fact that the girl did not appear to be fully penetrated, as evidenced by her autopsy report, indicates that the killer may have had remorse for their actions, if the girl rejected them. Instead of being found out, the killer strangled the girl in attempt to keep their identify

Susie, watching this from afar, begins to understand that she was not Mr. Harvey's first victim (something she has already explained to the reader) and that he is a serial killer who has killed women young and old going as far back as 1959. As Lindsey explores Mr. Harvey's basement, the names and deaths of his other victims become known to Susie.

Grief is a commonality within each of our lives, as we are all forced to experience grief at some point in our lives. Grief is an interesting facet of human life as the loss of a loved one effects each individual in a different manor. Unfortunately for the grief stricken the process of overcoming loss is a very long and arduous experience. Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones explores the varying ways in which people process and further overcome the loss of a common loved one. The novel is focused upon the Salmon family, a family which is having difficulties overcoming the loss of beloved sister and daughter Susie Salmon. The novel relates the death and afterlife of the aforementioned 14 year old Susie Salmon, a girl who is raped and murdered brutally

Missing girl, Susie Salmon was reported missing on December 7 at 6:40P.M. “In newspaper photos of missing girls from the seventies, most looked like me; white girls with mousy brown hair.” (Sebold, 5) She was 14 years old and was last seen wearing elephant bell bottoms and a coat. She was last seen after school by Mr. Botte, he was her science teacher and they were very close. They have been told that some days after school she would cut through the corn field on her way home from school. The police have found an elbow that they have suspected is Susie’s. They have been looking in the corn field for clues and found her hat that her mother had made; they also found a coke bottle with George Harvey’s fingerprints on them. They have had many

Susie is in heaven and is discovering Mr. Harvey’s previous murders and rapes. She meets his victims, and finds out how Mr. Harvey had murdered these women in the past. Many of his victims were young girls, his youngest victim was only six years old. Wendy Richter's murder particularly struck me as disturbing because this is the scene where Mr. Harvey starts to really expresses his depravity. He rapes Wendy and strangles her, and pretends to be having sex with her as two people pass by. The theme of the comparison and contrast between love and lust is prevalent in this scene. Mr. Harvey’s lust for the thrill of rape and murder is present while there is no trace of affection, remorse or guilt. He kills and rapes Wendy out of impulse, and after

Mr. Harvey is recollecting his memory from the night he murdered Susie. He imagines vividly the feelings and thoughts he possessed while he raped and murdered her. This quote can relate to the theme of the contrast and comparison of lust and love, as Mr. Harvey sadistically recounts when he raped Susie, such as her muffled screams and her moans. He is a man depraved of feelings of love or sympathy, and so his sadistic lust is completely apart from any romantic feelings. Mr. Harvey remembers these horrifying moments with pleasure; he is a sadist who lusts over Susie’s merciful screaming. He remembers, with the same pleasure, her skin and how the blade pierced it, “The glorious white flesh that had never seen the sun, like an infant’s, and then

And I sure as hell don’t need some tatted-up biker thinking that he owns me.

The Book I am reading is called city of bones by Cassandra Clare . The book takes place in New York city 2007.The main character is a girl named CLary Fray and she soon learns that she is a part of another world that calls himself shadowhunters who keep everything in line with their world and ours. Clary and her best friends Simon meet a young shadowhunter named Jace. after JAce says that he needs Clay assistance They soon get sucked into a world where they fight demon and

“Daddy,” Susan cried. “He’s crazy. Eric and I weren’t doing anything wrong. Tell them to let him go.”

Lindsey Salmon is Susie Salmon’s younger sister who has more knowledge about Susie’s death and about Mr. Harvey. In the article, ‘’’My Name Was Salmon, Like the Fish: Understanding Death, Grief, and Redemption in Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones’’ literacy critic Kenneth Womack states that, ‘’ Lindsey attempts to lose herself in the business of living. Opting to go to school the first Monday after Susie’s death, Lindsey begins steeling herself against the world.’’ After Susie’s death, she mentally prepares herself against people plus she does not want to be the dead girl’s sister. When she goes to school, she acts normal and tries to ignore anything that relates to her sister’s death. Lindsey wants to get over her past and do things that she used to do before Susie’s death. She gains a lot of knowledge about Mr. Harvey as her life goes on. In chapter 1, she comprehends that George Harvey was the one who rapped and murdered her innocent sister. But she can't do anything yet, considering that she needs solid evidence to prove that George Harvey is the murderer. In

“I’m not sure, the other morning when Jerry stopped by the store he seemed upset about something. I asked if everything was all right, he assured me it was, and not to worry, but still I do.” Even though, concerned about their son’s family, he never sensed any particular

His mother overheard him. She said, “Just let your father help you later. I’m sure he will be happy to explain this to you.”

Greg’s dad is seen, and he tells the police to leave, and walks inside immediately. Greg is now confused so he starts to walk inside. His mom calls over, “I’m going to the store Greg, don’t get yourself in anymore trouble. Now the police and his mom are gone, and he’s home alone with his father. Greg is now a little hesitant to go inside his house, but he does anyways. His father is standing right in the doorway, staring at him. “Hi dad” Greg is speaking in a soft tone. “Hi dad? Hi dad?! Where the heck were you!” Greg’s father is really mad now. His father walks up to him and picks him up. Greg tries to loosen his grip to get away, but his father just holds on tighter. Soon they are in their attic doorway. Greg’s father throws him in, and Greg smashes into a box and stuff. “And stay in there you dirty scoundrel!”, he is now