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You Belong to Me, by Mary Higgins Clark Essay

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FIRST ENTRY:(from page 1-100)     The suspense novel, You Belong to Me, by Mary Higgins Clark, begins by easily catching my interest as it automatically discusses its first conflict. It’s setting falls in October in the very busy city of New York. The protagonist, Dr. Susan Chandler, is a young clinical psychologist who hosts a radio talk show. The conflict starts on a Monday when Dr. Chandler discusses on her show about lonely women who disappear and who are later discovered dead. Dr. Chandler brings up one specific case of a lady named Regina Clausen. Another lady calls in the show and says she might have some information that might be useful to the case, but she wants to remain anonymous. Dr. Chandler tries to …show more content…

Susan Chandler and I. Dr. Susan Chandler lives a very personal life, but also has an occupation that she holds very important to her. She has an older sister and divorced parents who all love her dearly, although there are daily family dilemmas she must deal with. Dr. Chandler copes with her personal problems in a way that inspires me to face and deal with my problems the same way. She does what she loves to do and doesn’t let anyone get in the way of her aspirations. Dr. Chandler is the ideal person I wish to become, and I feel that the more I understand her character, the bigger chance I have in becoming the type of person I wish to become.SECOND ENTRY:(from page 100-199)LanguageThe writing style Mary Higgins Clark uses is what really shined in this book. She uses such vivid wording, which is significant to unsolving the mystery. I love how she packs tons of figurative language and detail into every paragraph. Below are just a few of the thousands of vividly effective phrases in Clark’s novel:“She loved the mix of turn-of-the-century townhouses on quiet streets, and the traffic-filled main arteries that suddenly twisted or changed direction like streams wandering through mountains.” (page 105)     Just in this one quote, it shows how Mary Higgins Clark uses vivid wording, such as details and similes and metaphors, to let the reader picture the whole scenario as if they were watching a movie.

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