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Introduction The story of the “Ghost Girl” by Torey Hayden is a non-fiction book that tackles a story of a young girl name JadieEkhdal that faces different difficulties daily and thinking of herself as a ghost that Torey had focused for as a child psychologistshe felt something wrong. This books isfirst published on 1991 and has 28 chapters that briefly discussed the life of the young girl. The book was written on how Torey as a psychologist interact and show love, patience and resilience to human spirit to the ghost girl who is suspicious of child abuse and psychological frightfulness story.
Summary The author of the book intended to help Jadie the young girl to cope up the painin her life outside the school and moreover of her frightening stories. According to the author, Jadie is preoccupied with bizarre symbols and
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Torey become closer to Jadie then as she test she recognize satanic fgures. The author bonds with Jadie and privately share her stories to become close. Having different results of the test on what Hayden give to Jadie she realize that Jadie is need of a recovery. Jadie needed someone to accompany her with the person that knows her story for she is in a state of trauma.
Conclusion
Torey Hayden made a clear result that JadieEhkdal is in “elective mutism” because on the experiences that she is fighting on her own. Jadie feel she is the Ghost Girl for her memories are wounded by strange events of child abuse. Now she believes that having a student with different interaction is indeed of a company to share the fear. Being a child psychologist and special education teacher she easily recognize Jadie for she is like a ghost that is gliding through the class but as it goes on they become closer. Jadie treats her comfortably that think she is a safe person to unfold her horrifying stories in
The next theme used by the author to inspire a feeling of despair in this story is the randomness of persecution. By making the villagers draw these slips of paper once a year would provoke a feeling of hopelessness. Because they know that no matter what they do one day they may be subjected to this brutal death. And it woul...
Jody believes that Janie has poisoned him, illustrating the magnitude of both of their unhappiness. Almost immediately after Jody dies, Janie “starches” and “irons” her face, which could also imply how the headrags represent a facade that she unwillingly dons in public. Janie goes to the funeral inundated in loneliness and grief. However, after she emerges from the funeral Janie burns all of her head rags. Hurston states: “Before she slept that night she burnt up everyone of her head rags and went about the house the next morning..her hair in one thick braid”(pg 89). Fire represents the destruction of something; by burning the very tool that was facilitating the suppression of her identity, Janie is making a vow to never sacrifice herself to others. The long, nimble braid the reader is introduced to in the first chapter reemerges. It is important to note that as she lets her hair down, her circumstances change for the better. Janie meets Tea Cake, her playful new husband. Hurston describes Janie as the curious, vibrant child she was under the pear tree similar to how she is presently with Tea Cake. Therefore, Hurston reveals the overarching theme that when one unwillingly enshrouds their identity, their circumstances become unpalatable. This theme is conveyed through JAnie: As she sacrifices herself to tie her hair up, her happiness devolved into loneliness. However, once she crosses the threshold to her true self, she fully exuded the vivacious Janie that she truly is. All of this is manifested through her
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