Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

that usually contain a cruel, and unfair burden towards them. The world has demonstrated this profound relationship since human history first began, not only in their way of life, but in literature. For example, Geraldine Brooks, displays the oppressors, in her novel The Year of Wonders, by implicating strong men, and a powerful family; while the oppressed are

The premise of the novel (Year of Wonders) could be seen as the antithesis of a journey as the villagers voluntarily agree to undertake a quarantine, which means they literally cannot go anywhere. In what way does this text represent a journey? Though the characters in Year of Wonders are unable to take a physical journey due to their actions, their circumstances cause them to embark on many spiritual, mental and emotional journeys through the course of the novel. Anna Frith, for instance, is

The title of the chapters in the book Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, foreshadows the events that take place within each chapter. This foreshadowing and description intrigues readers to continue to read more. Chapter Five, “Sign of a Witch”, describes how Mem and Anys Gowdie were accused of being witches and the details of these characters reinforce the title. Chapter Twelve, “The Press of Their Ghosts”, describes Anna having a breakdown and her realizing how many close people she has lost.

In the novel Year of Wonders, Geraldine Brooks discussed a couple of major themes and ideas while describing the horrible incidents that occurred and how the people of the town lived through the plague. The setting took place in central England in a town named Eyam in 1666. The village isolated itself from the rest of England to try and save themselves. There were many religious, personal and global issues happening during that time period. Religion was a very important theme in the novel because

seventeenth century properly. I am looking into Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks to see if it is written to fit this time period. Focusing on the lives of women, they were not allowed such freedoms like we have in modern times. Education is something that these women were not granted a lot of access to. This is pointed out in the very beginning of the novel. One of the characters mentions, “You cannot read, Anna.” (Brooks, 1). Women were expected to be housewives, they

that can befall us are varied, yet often we find that reactions to perilous situations are time and time again met with similar reactions. Authors Arthur Miller and Geraldine Brooks attempt to study and comment upon the way different humans react to different crisis’ in their works: the play ‘The Crucible’ and novel ‘Year of Wonders’ respectively. Both texts explore the ideas of hysteria and look at the ways in which it can be exacerbated or soothed by such things as religion and superstitions, the

The literary melodrama Year of Wonders (2001), by Geraldine Brooks, is a moving story of a community who quarantines itself in a great act of selflessness. Year of Wonders is a first person account of the plague, is told through the eyes of Anna Frith, a servant of the Monpellion household. Anna is a woman believed to be around 20 years old, who suffered physical and mental abuse at the hand of her father throughout her childhood. Anna spends the most duration of the novel in the village of Eyam

The literary The literary melodrama Year of Wonders (2001), by Geraldine Brooks, is a moving story of a community who quarantines itself in a great act of selflessness. Year of Wonders is a first person account of the plague, is told through the eyes of Anna Frith, a servant of the Mompellion household. Anna is a woman believed to be around 20 years old, who suffered physical and mental abuse at the hand of her father (Josiah Bont) throughout her childhood. Anna spends the most duration of the novel

John Steinbeck and Geraldine Brooks have integrated the value of familial relations into their novels. The influence of the conditions of migrant labours during the Dust Bowl of the Great Depression led to the creation of John Steinbeck's 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath whereby the value of familial relations are questioned in a third-person perspective as families face difficulties and obstacles throughout the years. On the other hand, Geraldine Brooks' 2001 novel Year of Wonders is inspired through

What do the middle ages, the 1960’s, and the future all have in common? All eras face the gruesome struggle of being oppressed. Author, Geraldine Brooks’ demonstrates this oppression by sending her audience to the past, in her novel Year of Wonders, to follow Ana Frith through the struggles of the plague, societal standards, and coming of age. Showing her audience oppression can be both an internal and active battle. Susan Collins takes a different approach, leading her readers through a futuristic