The Strength that Ruth Anne Boatwright has in “Bastard Out of Carolina” Do you think Ruth “Bone” did the right choice by leaving? In this essay I will be talking about 3 main points from the book “Bastard out of Carolina”. The first topic that I will discuss is Ruth’s family. The second will be about Ruth herself. Lastly about the tone of the story throughout the book. Do you Ruth Anne Boatwright is an intelligent teenage girl who grew up in a middle-class family in South Carolina in a time where females were looked at more as “house wife’s” or “Property”. She’s also known as “bone”, she was born a bastard and had a rough childhood. Ruth stays usually with her relatives, her mother who’s known as Anney Boatwright, her step father named
