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    aware, the process of developing themes within a work of literature is one of the most important duties of a writer. Authors have numerous methods available to them for this task, including devices such as symbolism. Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones, uses symbolism frequently throughout her novel - a tale of a teenage girl who watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death. The items that Susie…

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    when one cannot find the courage to do so, preventing him from finding his future. In The Secret Life of Bees, Lily succeeds at looking the enemy in the eye when she finally forgives herself for accidentally killing her mother. However, in The Lovely Bones, it takes Susie Salmon a long time to look her enemies,…

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    The lovely Bones , a story of a life and everything that comes after. Susie Salmon , she was a Natural with camera and she enjoyed building and creating with her father Jack. ( The lovely Bones Epigraph & Chapters 1-3 Summary and Analysis ) Susie has a sister name Lindsey and a Brother name Buckly. Susie was a very talented girl her parents only expect the best from her because she was the most sweetest girl you could ever meet. She learned photographing from her mother Abugel , Susie…

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    The “Lovely Bones” is a book and movie, written by Alice Sebold. The Narrator, Susie “Like the fish” Salmon. The book and the movie are both similar but have differences in some parts. The movie has less information than the book and leaves out scenes that the book has. Which the parts that the movie leaves out are some big parts in the book. The book has bigger and better scenes that make a big differences, and the parts should be in the movie as well. Example would be, Susie’s father gets…

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    Jack Salmon, father of three children, and husband of Abigail Salmon is a character known more than the rest of the diverse characters in The Lovely Bones. After the death of his eldest child, Susie, we can determine that Jack possesses the character traits of protectiveness, and guilt. Jack possesses the character trait of protectivity as the burden of Susie’s death, and knowing the murderer behind it, has given him a sense to protect his remaining children. “His heart was pumping, but he could…

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    After a loved one dies, which of the emotional repercussions is the most difficult to overcome? Is it the constant, pressing thought of how loving they were? Is it the daunting task of having to move on? In Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones, the Salmon family faces the anguish of mourning after their daughter and sister, Susie Salmon, is raped and murdered by the neighborhood hermit. Prior to her death, Susie had been a precocious, brilliant, yellow-bell-bottom-wearing 14-year-old girl with a…

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    In the book “Lovely Bones” there is a tragic death of a 14-year-old girl named Susie Salmon. She liked to explain her last name as Salmon, like the fish; first name Susie. In the story, Susie is murdered brutally by a neighbor of hers. This is not something she or her parents seen coming for their middle child. Throughout the of the rest story, Susie watches over her family and friends through what some may call “Heaven”. Susie Salmon is a white American girl, she’s 14-years-old and she is…

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    Abigail takes being a mother to a whole new level after her daughter is lost, and this is defended by the Critical Essay 'My Name Was Salmon, Like the Fish ': Understanding Death, Grief, and Redemption in Alice Sebold 's The Lovely Bones written by Kenneth Womack. He states, “Abigail isolates herself by delving into the workaday world of the suburban housewife. Her obsession with the preparation of the family 's meals and her daily chores allows the time to pass more quickly, thus limiting her…

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    page. The salmon family has been torn apart by the loss of their oldest child. The murderous neighbour is the cause of her death and is still on the loose. A dark mystery unfolds as as the father searches for susie's murderer. In the book “the lovely bones unfolds”. In comparison to the book from the movie, susie seemed older in the movie than in the book. There were no blood stains in the garage in the movie while in the book there were. In the book Lindsey played soccer while in the book she…

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    In the novel, “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold, I have analyzed Susie by designing a bedroom which reveals her character traits. Susie is a round character who has many character traits which are virtuous but also the immoral. She has experienced a devastating death which made her a cold-hearted individual from a caring, loving, and curious girl. Susie has many positive traits that outshine her negatives. Firstly, she’s a caring character who affections her family, “I’m worried that my sister,…

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