SUBJECT:
Struggles of Separation and Personal Development
THEME:
I have learned of the changes in relationships and personal development that can occur from differences in emotions and standards between friends and family when growing up.
CHARACTER:
Annie John is the main protagonist. She is a bright child and has many standards imposed on her. Annie adored, loved, and feared being separate from her mother, but after seeing her parents together and she feels as if she was not included in their union. Annie comes to experience hatred for her mother after feeling betrayed by her and replaces her with her best friend, Gwen. In school, Annie is the class perfect, but outside the classroom is boisterous and energetic. As she grows through her youth, Annie goes through a "rebellious" stage in which she lies to her mother, steals, plays marbles, and talks back to her mother. "...My mother, keeping the usual close tabs, marveled at my industriousness and ambition. I was already first in my class, and I was first without ever really trying hard, …show more content…
She is an opposite of Annie in which Annie desires to be. The Red Girl defies all of the standards imposed on Annie. She climbed trees for fruit, bathed only once a week, changed her dress once a week, did not comb her hair, did not brush her teeth, and played marbles. She was not forced to do anything and could do what she wished to do. The Red Girl is also attributed for Annie's betrayal to social standards. Annie began to steal, lie, and play marbles for the Red Girl. "...After I pointed it out, she climbed up the tree, picked the one I wanted off its branch, climbed down, and presented it to me. How my eyes did widen and my mouth form an "o" at this. I had never seen a girl do this before. All the boys climbed trees for the fruit they wanted, and all the girls threw stones to knock the fruit off the trees. But look at the way she climbed the tree: better than a
Struggles of Separation and Personal Development
THEME:
I have learned of the changes in relationships and personal development that can occur from differences in emotions and standards between friends and family when growing up.
CHARACTER:
Annie John is the main protagonist. She is a bright child and has many standards imposed on her. Annie adored, loved, and feared being separate from her mother, but after seeing her parents together and she feels as if she was not included in their union. Annie comes to experience hatred for her mother after feeling betrayed by her and replaces her with her best friend, Gwen. In school, Annie is the class perfect, but outside the classroom is boisterous and energetic. As she grows through her youth, Annie goes through a "rebellious" stage in which she lies to her mother, steals, plays marbles, and talks back to her mother. "...My mother, keeping the usual close tabs, marveled at my industriousness and ambition. I was already first in my class, and I was first without ever really trying hard, …show more content…
She is an opposite of Annie in which Annie desires to be. The Red Girl defies all of the standards imposed on Annie. She climbed trees for fruit, bathed only once a week, changed her dress once a week, did not comb her hair, did not brush her teeth, and played marbles. She was not forced to do anything and could do what she wished to do. The Red Girl is also attributed for Annie's betrayal to social standards. Annie began to steal, lie, and play marbles for the Red Girl. "...After I pointed it out, she climbed up the tree, picked the one I wanted off its branch, climbed down, and presented it to me. How my eyes did widen and my mouth form an "o" at this. I had never seen a girl do this before. All the boys climbed trees for the fruit they wanted, and all the girls threw stones to knock the fruit off the trees. But look at the way she climbed the tree: better than a