Sara Louise Bradshaw happens to be the protagonist but then again the narrator of the story. This novel tracks Louise in the course of her struggle on behalf of self-identity. This all started from the day she was born. Louise was healthy at birth but Caroline wasn’t. Their parents didn’t worry about Louise as the way they did for her twin. This made Louise speculate that this must mean her parents loved her less. Louise suspects ever since she was born the world has given much more attention to Caroline. It appears as though Louise is existing only within the shadow of her twin sister. She tries her best to avoid her which gives Louise’s character a gloomy, uneasy, and awkward feel.
Most of her days, Louise manages to be around her friends especially Call. Louise had taken on a job that was considered to be for males which was crabbing. During their days Louise and Call work together. At some point Louise is able to convince Call to go with her to seek out an old house where they find a man by the name of Hiram Wallace, "The …show more content…
She settles down with a widowed father and marries. Things come into perspective for Louise’s character when she helps in assisting the birth of twins. The first baby to be born was a healthy boy following a sister who didn’t appear to be in good health arriving into the world cold. Louise tends to the baby girl forgetting about the brother. She ultimately asks about him and learns his grandmother put him in a basket where he is asleep. At this point Louise is reminded about her and Caroline and how the birth of these twins is similar theirs. She makes an effort to tell the family how to care for him and to make sure he is warm and shown love. In her thoughts, Louise does not want this child to be, alone and forgotten like she feels she has. Sara Louise Bradshaw had ultimately found enjoyment and felt happiness within this small town. It was where she knew she
Most of her days, Louise manages to be around her friends especially Call. Louise had taken on a job that was considered to be for males which was crabbing. During their days Louise and Call work together. At some point Louise is able to convince Call to go with her to seek out an old house where they find a man by the name of Hiram Wallace, "The …show more content…
She settles down with a widowed father and marries. Things come into perspective for Louise’s character when she helps in assisting the birth of twins. The first baby to be born was a healthy boy following a sister who didn’t appear to be in good health arriving into the world cold. Louise tends to the baby girl forgetting about the brother. She ultimately asks about him and learns his grandmother put him in a basket where he is asleep. At this point Louise is reminded about her and Caroline and how the birth of these twins is similar theirs. She makes an effort to tell the family how to care for him and to make sure he is warm and shown love. In her thoughts, Louise does not want this child to be, alone and forgotten like she feels she has. Sara Louise Bradshaw had ultimately found enjoyment and felt happiness within this small town. It was where she knew she