The Lovely Bones‚ written by Alice Sebold‚ is originally published in hardcover by Little‚ Brown and Company in USA in 2002. Its paperback version is published by Back Bay Books in New York‚ USA in 2004. It is a murder fiction that talks about life. The story was set in Norristown‚ Pennsylvania‚ from 1973 to 1981. It was full with sadness‚ bittersweet but finally‚ happiness. It began with the narration by a dead‚ 14-year-old girl‚ Susie Salmon. She was raped and murdered by her neighbor‚ Mr.
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Introduction The Lovely Bones ‚written by author Alice Sebold‚ gives a brief description of the book in the first line of her novel‚ "My name was Salmon‚ like the fish; first name‚ Susie I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6‚ 1973" (Pg. 5). The novel is told through Susie‚ from the afterlife. She weaves back and forth in time from the date of her death in 1973‚ remembering her life‚ peering into the mind of her killer‚ and watching the love ones she left behind. Within the novel it appears
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In The Lovely Bones‚ Susie Salmon is murdered by her neighbor‚ Mr. Harvey. Her family has to cope with the fact that Susie is no longer among the living‚ but is with them through her ghost. Susie views Earth from heaven‚ causing her to battle several feelings with herself. Throughout the story‚ the family grows farther apart from each other by overcoming Susie’s death in their own separate ways. The family later comes together and reconciles to move on‚ letting Susie live only through their memories
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As I understand‚ you have all read ‘The Lovely Bones’ by Alice Sebold. Today we are going to examine her novel with particular emphasis on her purpose in writing a novel such as this and we will also look at how she conveyed her intentions. This is an interesting undertaking when you consider the way she delivers the story. There is plenty of material to get through so if you will all ensure that your mobile phones are turned off‚ I will begin. The Lovely Bones originates from a personal experience
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Theme for the lovely bones The theme of grief is the most important theme in the book. The author herself understands what this family experiences. In her book‚ Lucky‚ she tells the story of her own rape and near murder. This kind of experience can be so devastating that the victim must grieve what happened to her and how she has changed. We see her own experience in Susie‚ who not only must follow her family’s progress through grief‚ but also her own progress. It is a kind of primer or textbook
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Rose Martin Cruz Smith’s Rose‚ is an encrypting novel about love‚ mystery‚ and culture. It enwraps all the classic qualities of the Industrial Revolution in England in a collective way. For example‚ in the novel‚ it describes the grime and disgust of most cities‚ as well as the rampant diseases throughout many households of England. The protagonist‚ Jonathan Blair‚ is a victim of the disease Typhoid and must overcome his troubles in order to solve an encumbering mystery. This mystery is his ticket
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The Lovely Bones Review In the book The Lovely Bones‚ Alice Sebold does a remarkable job of making her characters realistic to her readers. Sebold does this by telling the story through the eyes of the victim‚ Susie Salmon‚ who sees and knows everything about everyone around her. What is great about this book is that the reader is taken on an emotional journey with the grieving family and with Susie. Abigail‚ Susie’s mom‚ is a character who‚ I believe‚ portrays human weakness. She is the one
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