In White Oleander by Janet Fitch, the main character, Astrid, is split from her murdering mother, Ingrid. Astrid and Ingrid’s differences in actions compared to speech and contrasts in emotions effect on their interactions with others, serve to display Astrid’s departure from her birth mother's ways as she evolves into a character that is strong and complete despite her lack of a functioning family to convey the success a non-biological family can contribute to the lives of those involved.
Astrid’s resentment towards her mother leads to her immediate break from all rules Ingrid had originally set in place in her first foster home. While Astrid’s mother had deliberately set a rule that she remembers from her childhood to never let a man stay
Astrid’s resentment towards her mother leads to her immediate break from all rules Ingrid had originally set in place in her first foster home. While Astrid’s mother had deliberately set a rule that she remembers from her childhood to never let a man stay