In this essay I'll be focussing on how the character Mary develops throughout the novel Witch Child by Celia Rees. This book is mainly set in Salem, America, in 1659-1660.
Mary's personality doesn't change too much throughout the novel. She is forced to become more independent when her Grandmother dies, but she never shows any emotions when people leave her. "I know that this will be the last I see of him" This shows that Mary is quite reserved with her emotions. Every time that someone leaves her or dies, she has a very similar response, so emotionally she doesn't change very much throughout the novel.
The relationships that Mary builds are always quite temporary, as the people she meets tend to leave her quickly. Mary's Mum, Grandmother and …show more content…
Mary is often linked to being a wolf by the Native Americans. The idea of her being a wolf could be a metaphor of her personality, to show that she is brave, independent and has wild characteristics. "I was not afraid. I just willed her to go away. Hunger caved her belly and I know they bait traps for her at the edge of the forest." This could be a metaphor of how Mary is in the middle of many people that are laying traps for her, waiting to catch her out and chuck her out of the community as she is not one of them. The short sentences also add good effect to what's going on, and showing again how she's brave, as she's not afraid of them. Mary's attitude towards nature does change throughout the book, as when she starts going into the woods, she is afraid of getting caught, but becomes more confident later …show more content…
Although Mary may be in danger from the Puritans as she is now known as being a witch by them all. 'Cheated of one, they will go for others.' Shows how because Mary ran away, they are now accusing many more people of being witches, and they may try and track Mary down so she would have to be careful in future. I think that Jaybird and the Native Americans will try and protect Mary as much as they can because they care about her. I think that Mary's future has looked bad throughout parts of the book, as she is close to being found out as being a witch many times. 'Perhaps you put a spell on them, too?' Shows how close Mary was to being found out as a witch at one point during the novel. I think that Mary's future now looks brighter than it did at the start of the
Mary's personality doesn't change too much throughout the novel. She is forced to become more independent when her Grandmother dies, but she never shows any emotions when people leave her. "I know that this will be the last I see of him" This shows that Mary is quite reserved with her emotions. Every time that someone leaves her or dies, she has a very similar response, so emotionally she doesn't change very much throughout the novel.
The relationships that Mary builds are always quite temporary, as the people she meets tend to leave her quickly. Mary's Mum, Grandmother and …show more content…
Mary is often linked to being a wolf by the Native Americans. The idea of her being a wolf could be a metaphor of her personality, to show that she is brave, independent and has wild characteristics. "I was not afraid. I just willed her to go away. Hunger caved her belly and I know they bait traps for her at the edge of the forest." This could be a metaphor of how Mary is in the middle of many people that are laying traps for her, waiting to catch her out and chuck her out of the community as she is not one of them. The short sentences also add good effect to what's going on, and showing again how she's brave, as she's not afraid of them. Mary's attitude towards nature does change throughout the book, as when she starts going into the woods, she is afraid of getting caught, but becomes more confident later …show more content…
Although Mary may be in danger from the Puritans as she is now known as being a witch by them all. 'Cheated of one, they will go for others.' Shows how because Mary ran away, they are now accusing many more people of being witches, and they may try and track Mary down so she would have to be careful in future. I think that Jaybird and the Native Americans will try and protect Mary as much as they can because they care about her. I think that Mary's future has looked bad throughout parts of the book, as she is close to being found out as being a witch many times. 'Perhaps you put a spell on them, too?' Shows how close Mary was to being found out as a witch at one point during the novel. I think that Mary's future now looks brighter than it did at the start of the