Growing up Ivy is a novel written by Peggy Dymond Leavey and is just as the title states. The novel is written from a third-person point of view, limited to Ivy Chalmers, the protagonist of the story. Part one of the novel has been primarily about the life of Ivy. Ivy Chalmers is a bright twelve-year old girl who is going through a tough point of her life, she is sent by Frannie, her mother, to stay with her caring grandmother, in Larkin, Ontario, while Frannie leaves Toronto, to go to seek an actress’s life in New York City, but later she learns that her mother may have abandoned her. Furthermore, the novel takes place in the time of the depression-era, at multiple places, mainly Larkin, and Toronto, both situated in Ontario. The antagonist
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One of the main connections I have been able to make was between the novel I am reading and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. The main connection is that both novels take place during the depression-era, and this in turn shows how bad the economy is and reflects on the people’s social ideals, and standards of living. Money is the main factor in how a person gets to live, in To Kill a Mockingbird; the family is well-off, and not in any sort of financial struggle. However in this novel it is the complete opposite and Ivy’s life has been nothing but a struggle. A person’s social standards also change depending on how financially well off they are. In the novel I am reading Ivy cherishes food, for it is scarce and hard for her and her family to buy. However, in To Kill a Mockingbird, food is not even considered to be an issue, for Scout’s family, in comparison to others, is extremely well-off. This relates back to a person’s standard of living, for Ivy’s standard is far lower than that of a character in the Finch family for they are at different financial ranks. However, there are people out there that see the world in a different way; Ivy Chalmers for example, sees all of life’s problems, as a new adventure. Although she has been through multiple tough times, she still sees life as half-full, instead of half-empty. This leads me to my reflections on this
One of the main connections I have been able to make was between the novel I am reading and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. The main connection is that both novels take place during the depression-era, and this in turn shows how bad the economy is and reflects on the people’s social ideals, and standards of living. Money is the main factor in how a person gets to live, in To Kill a Mockingbird; the family is well-off, and not in any sort of financial struggle. However in this novel it is the complete opposite and Ivy’s life has been nothing but a struggle. A person’s social standards also change depending on how financially well off they are. In the novel I am reading Ivy cherishes food, for it is scarce and hard for her and her family to buy. However, in To Kill a Mockingbird, food is not even considered to be an issue, for Scout’s family, in comparison to others, is extremely well-off. This relates back to a person’s standard of living, for Ivy’s standard is far lower than that of a character in the Finch family for they are at different financial ranks. However, there are people out there that see the world in a different way; Ivy Chalmers for example, sees all of life’s problems, as a new adventure. Although she has been through multiple tough times, she still sees life as half-full, instead of half-empty. This leads me to my reflections on this