In Green Angel by Alice Hoffman, the main character, Green, loses her family in a catastrophic fire in the city. She must learn to live on her own while she is struggling to overcome the almost unbearable loss. It is her patience and her love for her newly formed “family” that enables her to move on with her life and see the world again.
At the beginning, Green sees herself as “a dark, moody weed” and “nothing special,” but also recognizes her family as “blessed” because of their farm and idyllic life.(6) Green’s mother tells her to stay behind because “you’re the one who’s needed most of all.” (13) Green must face loneliness and heartbreak, then a kind of rebirth before she really comprehends her mother’s words.
It is Onion, her sister’s
At the beginning, Green sees herself as “a dark, moody weed” and “nothing special,” but also recognizes her family as “blessed” because of their farm and idyllic life.(6) Green’s mother tells her to stay behind because “you’re the one who’s needed most of all.” (13) Green must face loneliness and heartbreak, then a kind of rebirth before she really comprehends her mother’s words.
It is Onion, her sister’s