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All these things i've done
Nick Smalley
Mrs. White
English 1
November 4th, 2013
“All These Things I’ve Done” Over the summer there was not much to do and The Freshmen class had to read, “All These Things I’ve Done” along with another book for summer reading. In the next few paragraphs there will be information about the characters, setting, plot, and literary element of choice in this specific story. There are lots of plot twists and unexpected things that happen and will be explained in the following paragraphs. In “All These Things I’ve Done,” The main character is Anya who is a sixteen year old girl trying to live in the crazy city of New York City in the year of 2083. Both of Anya’s parents have died from different mob attacks, which was most likely because her father was the head of New York’s chocolate smuggling business. Anya lives with her grandmother who could die at any moment, her older brother Leo who is still upset about their parents’ death, and her younger sister Natty. Because Anya is a very strong person and can deal with a lot of things, she is taking care of both her siblings and her grandmother. Gable, Anya’s ex boyfriend goes to school with her, and one night when he was at her house, he tried to rape her after she came out of the shower. Leo, Anya’s brother, kicked him out of the house because he heard Anya screaming. The next day Gable was severely sick because he had gotten food poisoning from a chocolate bar he ate at Anya’s house. Anya later got accused of purposely poisoning him. After everything died down a little, Anya came back to school and met a boy named Win. He was the main reason for lots of Anya’s trouble. Anya was in love with him. In “All These Things I’ve Done,” the setting is in the year 2083 in New York City. Anya, the main character, has to get through several struggles throughout the book. She has made lots of right and wrong decisions and is trying to deal with all of these things she has done. The story explains the struggles



Cited: Zevin, Gabrielle. “All These Things I’ve Done.” New York: Square Fish, 2011.

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