Analysis Of The Secret Hum Of A Daisy By Tracy Holczer

The Secret Hum of a Daisy was written by Tracy Holczer. Grace is the main character. Grace has never had a real home her whole life. After her mom died, she is forced to live with her appearing to be cruel grandma. Her grandpa and dad are dead as well. Grace finally appreciates her grandma for caring for her, coming to terms that she might belong here. In The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer, Grace the main character, must find where she belongs and learn to love others.

The setting takes place in April at a funeral. There was a “gardenia on the smooth brown wood” (Holczer 1). They have been “wandering across the great state of California” (2). The setting moves to Grace's grandma’s house. It was “two stories with attic windows”, “sky-blue paint with white trim”, “ and a wood porch” (19). There were “two chairs covered in yellowed plastic and pine needles” (19). There was a gently sloped driveway. Inside the house there were “piles of Tupperware and glass dishes” (19). Outside there was a shed, garden, trees, and a river. There was an office. There were “brass numbers” hanging “on the front porch” (19).

She was as “stubborn as a rusted hinge” (27). Grace is “skinny to begin with” (40). Grandma is another character. She appears to be “a pretty terrible mother” and “mean” that “she wasn’t worth a speck of love” (9). Lacey is a “longed-legged, graceful” ballerina (35). She had “perfect ringlets”, was beautiful, and “was the shade of brown” (34). Jo is a neighbor. Jo had on an “oversized orange sweatshirt, black leggings that hugged her skinny legs, and combat boots” (59). Jo had “a toothy smile” (59). Max had “squirrel brown and wispy” hair (59). Mrs. Snickles, Grace's teacher, is “tall and angular, all squares and triangles”