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Jane Fitch’s novel White Oleander is about a young girl named Astrid who lost her mother when she was sent away to prison for murder, Astrid was then put into the foster system. White Oleander shows how the foster system is flawed and instead of putting children with rough backgrounds into loving, caring homes they are put into homes that are looking for the paycheques that come with the children. In order for children to grow up healthy they need the basic essentials like food, shelter, clothing, good role models who love, care and offer safety to them. Astrid didn’t have one stable home so she didn’t get these essentials. If she had someone there looking out for her then the chances of getting raped and getting into drugs would lessen and she’d know what a real, healthy, loving relationship was and she would know that her and Ray wasn’t right and she wouldn’t do sexual favours for drugs. When she was in one of her homes the only meal she was served was dinner to help conserve money. It goes to show that the system doesn’t care about the kids individually, they’re just numbers in the system that need to be placed, no …show more content…
matter the situation that they’re being placed into. Astrid’s life before foster care wasn’t great either, her mother Ingrid was very manipulative, self centered, and neglected Astrid.
So when she was put into these homes she didn’t have any social skills and she just knew what her mother had told her. Ingrid had always taught her that it was her against the world and don’t trust anything anyone tells you. So Astrid went through life trusting the wrong people and not understanding what to do. Her mother followed her through her homes getting rid of the families she thought were a threat to her and Astrid’s relationship and always making sure that Astrid was following in her footsteps. When Ingrid had gotten into Claire’s head and convinced her that Rob was cheating on her and caused Claire to kill herself Astrid finally realized that it was unhealthy relationship and started to distance
herself. Astrid was put in a total of six foster homes and there was only one home that she felt like she was actually apart of and not just there as slave labour. Imagine knowing that you’re in a house that doesn’t care about you and just wants the money that comes with you. That’s what Starr, Amelia, and Rena were all after, they didn’t care really if she got into drugs or what was doing as long as she stayed out of their hair and they got the check in the mail. Claire was different, she had lots of money already and was just looking for company when her husband was gone filming. They had a strong bond and was probably the best thing that ever happened to Astrid, that’s a good example of what the foster care should really be like. Everything here just goes to show that the government should spend money on the foster system, these are the people of tomorrow and won’t be of much help when they’re still suffering from traumatic events from their childhood.
This book is about a girl name Ellen Foster who is ten years old. Her mother committed suicide by over dosing on her medication. When Ellen tried to go look for help for her mother her father stopped her. He told them that if she looked for helped he would kill them both. After her mother died she was left under her fathers custody. Her father was a drunk. He would physically and mentally abuse her. Ellen was forced to pay bills, go grocery shopping, cook for herself, and do everything else for herself. Ellen couldn't take it any more so she ran away her friends house. Starletta and her parents lived in a small cabin with one small bathroom. One day at school a teacher found a bruise on Ellen's arm. She sends Ellen to live with Julia the school's art teacher. Julia had a husband named Roy. They were both hippies. Julia and Roy cared a lot about Ellen. After Ellen turned 11 years old she was forced to go live with her grandmother. Ellen didn't want to leave Julia and Roy but her grandmother had won custody. Her grandmother was a cruel old lady. Ellen spends the summer with her grandmother. Living with her makes her very unhappy. Since her grandmother owns farmland she forces Ellen to work on the field with her black servants. Ellen meets a black woman named Mavis. Mavis and her become good friends. Mavis would talk about how she knew Ellen's mother and how much Ellen resembled her mother. Her grandmother didn't think the same. She thought that Ellen resembled her father. She also hated that man. Her grandmother would often compare her with her father. Her grandmother would torture her because she wanted revenge from her father. Her grandmother also blames her for the death of her mother. While Ellen was staying with her grandmother her father died. When her father died she didn't feel sad because she had always fantasized about killing her father. Ellen just felt a distant sadness. Ellen cried just a little bit. Her grandmother was furious because Ellen showed some emotions. She told her to never cry again. After that Ellen becomes scarred for a long time. One day her uncle Rudolph bought the flag that had been on Ellen's father's casket. Her grandmother turns him away. Later that day she burned the flag.
Holly Janquell is a runaway. Wendelin Van Draanan creates a twelve year old character in the story, Runaway, that is stubborn and naive enough to think she can live out in the streets alone, until she is eighteen.She has been in five foster homes for the past two years. She is in foster care because her mother dies of heroin overdose. In her current foster home, she is abused, locked in the laundry room for days without food, and gets in even more trouble if she tries to fight back. Ms.Leone, her schoolteacher, could never understand her, and in Holly’s opinion, probably does not care. No one knows what she is going through, because she never opens up to any one. Ms. Leone gives Holly a journal at school one day and tells her to write poetry and express her feelings. Holly is disgusted. But one day when she is sitting in the cold laundry room, and extremely bored, she pulls out the diary, and starts to write. When Holly can take no more of her current foster home, she runs, taking the journal with her. The journal entries in her journal, are all written as if she is talking to Ms.Leone, even though she will probably never see her again. Over the course of her journey, Holly learns to face her past through writing, and discovers a love for poetry. At some point in this book, Holly stops venting to Ms. Leone and starts talking to her, almost like an imaginary friend, and finally opens up to her.
In the short stories “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner and “The Yellow Wallpaper”” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the protagonists experience mental illness, loneliness, feelings of being in control of their lives, and feelings of being insane. Both main characters struggle against male domination and control. The two stories take place in the late 1800’s - early 1900’s, a time where men’s place in society was superior to that of women. Each story was written from a different perspective and life experiences. “A Rose for Emily” was written by a man and told in third personal narration, while “The Yellow Wallpaper” was written by a female and told in first person.
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White Oleander is an exciting novel written by Janet Fitch. It is a novel that describes the life of Astrid, a teen girl that had to experience abuse, sexual awakening, grief and occasionally a glimmer of love. Ingrid Magnussen was Astrid's mother, she would play an important role in Astrid life. It is a novel that describes how Astrid's own life experiences and her own intellectual knowledge influences her mind to become a better person in society. This novel created has a double meaning for me because it helps me to realize that I am able to apply what I have learned from other human beings to better myself. This novel also describes the role of women in a "men's world."
...from one another and as a result, grew up with different values and senses for what was truly important in life and what was truly necessary to survive. Jane emerged from a strict, abusive upbringing, into a well-rounded, strong-minded, responsible, and dedicated adult who triumphed in the end. Lily suffered a fate that she almost seemed destined for. Lily shares her name with a common flower. This fact may contain an aspect of symbolism in that like a dying flower, Lily’s character gradually begins to “wilt” as
The book tells the story of the dreams of a young black American woman who has the beauty and characteristics of a young Caucasian woman. It starts when the young woman is a young girl and grows up under the care of his grandmother. The young girl now grows up to become a young woman. All through the stages of her growth, the young woman, Janie, has several dreams in her life. Janie is later married off to a rich young man by her grandmother. After a while, the two break up and she runs away with another young man who becomes her second husband. The book then takes a turn in the twist of events when it stops from just being dreams and it becomes reality. Janie now realizes the reality of the situation. In the book, the author has used several metaphors to tell the story.
Hampered by the need for secrecy, Fran slowly overcomes impoverishment, loneliness and fear to make new emotional connections. But the price she pays for this triumph is terrible, and all too real. Above all, Quindlen is wise and human. Her understanding of the complex anatomy of marital relationships, of the often painful bond of maternal love and of the capacity to survive tragedy and carry on invests this moving novel in the clarion ring of truth. References http://www.randomhouse.com/features/annaquindlen/ (Black And Blue By Anna Quindlen) http://www.bookbrowse.com/dyn_/title/titleID/400.htm (Book Browse) http://www.oprah.com/obc/pastbooks/anna_quindlen/obc_pb_19980409_rev.jhtml;jsessionid=XQFV2DGW142PRLARAYFCFEQ
For this paper I read the novel The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards, this novel is told in the span of 25 years, it is told by two characters David and Caroline, who have different lives but are connect through one past decision. The story starts in 1964, when a blizzard happens causing the main character, Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. During the delivery the son named Paul is fine but the daughter named Phoebe has something wrong with her. The doctor realizes that the daughter has Down syndrome, he is shocked and age remembers his own childhood when his sister was always sick, her dyeing at an early and how that effected his mother. He didn’t want that to happen to his wife, so David told the nurse to bring Phoebe to an institution, so that his wife wouldn’t suffer. The nurse, Caroline didn’t think this was right, but brings Phoebe to the institution anyways. Once Caroline sees the institution in an awful state she leaves with the baby and
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Astrid first apprehended she been existing in her mother’s shadow once she discovers that Ingrid does not have faith in anything but herself, no higher law, no morality. Ingrid believed she could justify anything just because she wanted to. In the fear of becoming like her mother, Astrid decides to believe in something larger.
In the novel Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a character named Beatrice also known as Mama, has many dynamic traits. Mama is a religious woman who respects and highly prioritizes her family. Mama’s husband Eugene becomes more abusive toward her children and herself which causes her to lose her unborn baby. In Mama’s mind and heart, she knows she has to protect her children so she makes the decision to poison Eugene. Mama’s character changes throughout the book, as she first starts as a very quiet and caring character but as Eugene’s abusiveness increases, it develops her into becoming a perpetrator that caused her to be very depressed.
Beyond the Tall Grass was written Cindy Burrows who was born in Eleuthera in 1970. Cindy, in her childhood days, found pleasure in producing pictures, drawings and reading books and stories. Some of her favorite books were those of the classics. This book tells of an island boy named Darius who was neglected and his experience at the Sutton House Home for Boys. Through Darius’s eyes the novel showcased human struggles and dignity. Darius is lead down a path of mystery and adventure in the story. There is an examination of complications and motives of the human heart and how it is affected by circumstances and deed. This novel can give students an overview of some of the challenges that is experienced when neglected and placed in the system.