The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand is a wonderful book. However, it probably isn’t in your local library. In fact, the only reason that I own this book or even know about this book is because my Gran had some sort of connection with the author. Fortunately, Claire Legrand was nice enough to give me a free signed hardcover copy of the literary masterpiece. When I saw this book on my shelf, I knew that it was the perfect book to reread over the summer. It is full of mystery, suspense, and for lack of a better word, creepiness. There are many reasons why I love this book. For one thing, the plot is amazing. Plus, it feels like all of the characters have their own personality and importance to the plot. Furthermore, the message …show more content…
None of them feel like they don’t have a personality or serve no purpose to the plot. All of the characters in this book are each their own person. For example, Lawrence is one of the best characters in any of the books that I have read. At first, he seems like a nitwit that can’t really do much without help. Some of the first words that you hear of him are,”Everyone made fun of Lawrence for this, and really, Victoria couldn’t blame them.” But as the book goes on, you can tell that he has much more control over his emotions than Victoria does, and he is very capable of doing things. A lot of this is revealed by his reactions to Victoria’s nitpicks. Whenever she tells him to keep his shirt tucked in or to make sure that his hair isn’t so messy, he just laughs it off or makes fun of her for being so picky. Also, when he is getting “coached” by Mrs. Cavendish, (a.k.a, playing a piano with no strings in it while bugs crawl all over him until he stops, only to be whipped by Mrs. Cavendish) he shows how resilient he is, and that he still thinks that playing piano is still the best thing for him. Lawrence is just one of these amazing characters, though. Victoria or even a more minor character, such as Professor Alban, each have their own specific personality traits that are just as interesting. After reading this book, I was amazed by the way that the characters were presented and the amount of personality that
The book grasps all parts of growing up in a unstable environment, with the parents getting divorces, moving away from friends to go to a new school, the meeting of new friends the getting falsely accused of things you say you did not do but still get in trouble for, feeling like nobody likes you, feeling like running away and the lazy never wanting to get up out of bed mornings. The author, Bridget Lowry, Is trying to portray the problems of growing up and I think she succeeds in this novel. This novel is very exciting and adventurous I do recommend other students read this book
The characters are very typical for this genre as they are all considered potential suspects to the death of Eva Smith. Their traits and speech conform to our expectations in several ways. All characters even if they were not a big part of Eva smiths death, had a role to play in the lead
Hull House was a settlement house, founded in 1889, by Jane Addams. The purpose of Hull House was to aid a community of impoverished immigrants. Today, Hull House is a museum on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, which was the settlement house’s original home before the university transplanted itself to the area. Hull House is a permanent fixture on campus, although some exhibits within Hull House are temporary. Hull House successfully displays it’s tenacious past through its multiple exhibits in the home, which allow the audience to travel back in time.
St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves is a short story focusing mainly on the changes and influences the main characters experience while adapting to the principles imposed on them by the nuns of St. Lucy’s. While transitioning from the werewolf lifestyle to humans, Claudette becomes challenged learning about the consequences of nonconformity through the success of Jeanette and the struggle of Maribella. In St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, Karen Russell uses word choice to build character development and interactions.
The presentation examined how child saving services evolved in the City of Lethbridge in the early 20th century. The historical
MSTT met with Jake at the Valley Youth House to see how he was doing. Jake stated he is doing pretty good there because he has a lot more freedom there then he does at home. When asked what he means by that Jake explained his mother trys to control everything he does and at the Valley Youth house he as some freedom. MSTT and Jake discussed what his plans are once he returns home. Jake stated he does know at this time if he wants to go home. Jake explained Cody from CYS came to speak with him and explained to him he could be placed in a indenpedent living situation. Jake stated this is something he may be considering it because he's not sure if he wants to go home. MSTT will continue to meet with Jake and assess how he doing and develop a plan
Throughout The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden a 16 year old male flunks out of School and returns to his home (New York City) but decides to hide in the city from his parents and have a little fun in town. Holden’s attitude on the atmosphere and surroundings around him (in school and the City) contributed to his outcomes in life.
Part graphic memoir and part psychoanalytical study, Alison Bechdel’s, Fun Home, is a charming story about a girl’s search for identity within an unconventional family. The novel style autobiography frames Alison’s childhood and adolescence as she struggles with themes of sexual confusion, gender identity, and convoluted family dynamics. These ideas are explored through the examination of Alison’s relationship with her father, and their shared passion for literature.
They make the plot more important. We semi get attached to these characters. In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" a character that is important would be Scout. Scout is important to this novel because one she sticks up for her family and herself, second because she’s brave, and third Scout is very honest.
For my second Unit 4 I read The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket, this book takes place in the town V.D.F (the Baudelaire orphans aren’t quite sure what it stands for yet.) In this town the Baudelaire orphans are surrounded by really old people as if they were in a nursing home, all of the villagers are on a committee that makes up their town's law with is really unfair and cause the three orphans a lot of trouble.The main characters in this book are Violet the oldest, Klaus the middle child, and Sunny the youngest, Hector, and Count Olaf. There were a lot of other people but none that really helped or impacted the Baudelaire orphans. I like this book as much as you can like orphans being chased by a crazy person trying to take their fortune.
I read Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. This book is about a young orphan child, with a never-ending imagination, named Anne. Anne has been taken in and out of orphanages all her life. Until, one day Matthew Cuthbert and his sister, Miss Marilla Cuthbert, are interested in having a young boy to live with them. They called the orphanage and told them to send the child on the train. He goes to the train station to pick the child up, but to his surprise he found Anne. Anne tells Matthew how she imagines living there would be like. She was so set on staying that Matthew just couldn't leave her at the train station. He takes her to his house, and while on the journey, Anne is enjoying every moment of the beautiful flowered valleys.
Primarily, the characters in the book are foils for each other. One example is Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge. Lucie is a very gentle and loving woman. Everything that she does shows her kindness and virtue. Her tenderness and adoration for everyone empowers her to unite the family. For instance, when Lucie 's father was in a horrible state of depression, the only cure for his sadness was the sight of Lucie 's face and the touch of her skin. On the other
Dear Mr Roy, The book im reading is called Alone in an Untamed Land and it's by Maxine Trotter. The main characters names Hélèn and she lives with her cousin Madeline. The main points i thought were important were when the father died and he passed the journal on to her because he liked that job a lot. When the lady of the ship named Fille á marier said that only the better girls could go on the ship to France, i thought it would change the plot completely so its a major part. There were some parts in the book that i didn't like becauseit sounded like the Author wasn't making sense, when the mom said the girls should get married at the age they were in because it was a long time and it was diffrent from now. I think you should be free to marry
The novel follows the story of a young asylum who is raped at the Hounds Place Hostel in Bedfordshire. The quest for justice for Anna the 14-year old’s attackers is one of the most challenging of cases that Lilly has ever handled in her child lawyering career. Anna had met three public schoolboys that had proceeded to horrifically assault her. Artan her best friend and fellow asylum seeker sought out Lilly to assist in bringing the boys to
Since the first paragraph of The Boarding House, there is a sense that Mrs. Mooney is the victim of an abusive husband- “...Mr. Mooney began to go to the devil. He Drank, plundered the till, ran headlong into debt.” The reader sees Mrs. Mooney as the woman who illustrates the difficulties a single mother faces raising a daughter, however her plan to marry her daughter into a higher class banishes any sympathy the reader feels for her- tricking Mr. Doran makes Mrs. Mooney the new abuser.