The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold

“Inside the snow globe on my father’s desk, there was a penguin wearing a red-and-white stripped scarf. When I was little my father would pull me into his lap and reach for the snow globe. He would turn it over, letting all the snow collect on the top, then quickly invert it. The two of us watched the snow fall gently around the penguin. The penguin was alone in there, I thought, and I worried for him. When I told my father this, he said, “Don’t worry, Susie; he has a nice life. He’s trapped in a perfect world. The Lovely Bones written by Alice Sebold, is about a girl, named Susie Salmon that was killed by her neighbor Mr. Harvey. While she is exploring her heaven, and looking back at her past, her family, community, and the police are trying to figure out who killed Susie. I will be clarifying, evaluating, and connecting.

As I started reading the novel, I thought Mr. Harvey was an amicable old man who I like to please kids, by building hang out rooms. As I kept reading more now I think Mr. Harvey is actually a disgusting man. Mr. Harvey was awfully inappropriate with Susie. She was only thirteen and he
While everyone else is grieving and acting all depress, she is exploring her heaven. Also Susie is watching them live their lives and feeling peaceful. “ Lindsey’s face flushed; mine flushed up in heaven” (Sebold 71). I also like that they show her past memories she had when she was living. I do not like that they family will not tell Susie’s younger brother, because if I was in his spot I would want to know what happened to my sister. I would not want to have it be a secret from me. The police upset me in this book because if I was them I would be asking more questions when I interview Mr. Harvey because maybe he would crack up and some evidence or suspicion would occur. Also I don’t like how meticulous Mr. Harvey is about hiding his evidence because I want him to get caught and be put into