Analysis Of The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold
The Lovely Bones is a fiction novel written by Alice Sebold. It was published by Little, Brown and Company on January 2003. The 372 pages of this novel consist of the main character, Susie Salmon, narrating the story of her murder and how it affected her family. Susie Salmon was fourteen when she was murdered and raped on that chilly afternoon in Pennsylvania. George Harvey, her own neighbor, abruptly ended all her teenage hopes and dreams. Now, from the pre-heaven where she was located, she witnessed the way her death affected her loved ones. Her mom, unable to cope with the grief, began an affair with the case detective. She later moved to California in an attempt to escape her unpleasant reality. Susie’s younger sister, Lindsey, was dealing
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They were once again experiencing joy after all the sorrow. Her mom returned home after knowing her husband was ill. Lindsey found happiness and got engaged to her childhood love, and her dad found peace knowing he had his wife back. Buckley, although he held remorse for his mother, was slowly adjusting to the positive changes in his family. Susie was starting to see the way her family was bonding, but one desire of hers still remained unfulfilled. She used Ruth as a portal to meet with Ray once again. This allowed her to accept, once and for all, that her life on earth had ended. She describes all these events that occurred after her death as the “lovely bones”. This gave her the opportunity to grasp a world without her. She understood that the cost of this body, formed with the “lovely bones,” was her life. Now that her family found peace and joy, Susie was able to transcend into her eternal heaven. The Lovely Bones is a beautiful novel that I enjoyed reading. There were certain parts of the novel that made me very emotional, but that just serves to tell you how amazing it is. It perfectly depicts the way a family is affected when a tragedy of that magnitude hits. Of course, some ideas found within the book go against my beliefs, but that doesn’t affect my opinion on the novel. The Lovely Bones is one of the most beautiful and mesmerizing books I have ever
They were once again experiencing joy after all the sorrow. Her mom returned home after knowing her husband was ill. Lindsey found happiness and got engaged to her childhood love, and her dad found peace knowing he had his wife back. Buckley, although he held remorse for his mother, was slowly adjusting to the positive changes in his family. Susie was starting to see the way her family was bonding, but one desire of hers still remained unfulfilled. She used Ruth as a portal to meet with Ray once again. This allowed her to accept, once and for all, that her life on earth had ended. She describes all these events that occurred after her death as the “lovely bones”. This gave her the opportunity to grasp a world without her. She understood that the cost of this body, formed with the “lovely bones,” was her life. Now that her family found peace and joy, Susie was able to transcend into her eternal heaven. The Lovely Bones is a beautiful novel that I enjoyed reading. There were certain parts of the novel that made me very emotional, but that just serves to tell you how amazing it is. It perfectly depicts the way a family is affected when a tragedy of that magnitude hits. Of course, some ideas found within the book go against my beliefs, but that doesn’t affect my opinion on the novel. The Lovely Bones is one of the most beautiful and mesmerizing books I have ever