Green By Alice Hoffman Summary

In the beginning of the story Green was a naive, shy, girl who took everything for granted and didn't realise that have to work to get what you want. At least that was until Green’s life took a sharp turn after the fire, she couldn’t move on from her past, she tried to cover her self with thorns until her finger’s bled, she tried to tattoo herself until nobody recognised her, and she even wore her dad’s old worn clothes yet she could still not shake the fact that her loved ones had die. She was not Green anymore, she was Ash. It was not until, through coincidental encounters she met a dog that couldn’t run, a wise old neighbour, two sparrows that couldn't fly, a hawk that couldn’t hunt, and most importantly, a boy who lost his mother. Though these relationships Ash, shared her pain with her companions, and healed with them. One way Alice Hoffman demonstrates the theme is when she showed near the end of the story that Green was writing her own story because she wasn’t afraid of her past, and she was proud to share it. She looked into the future with an open mind. Nothing was holding Green back, she could be whatever she wanted without worrying if anyone would judge her. Near the end of the story, on page 116, after Green turns back into Ash, she uses the ink that she
Throughout the book, Green/Ash goes to many places on her adventure to cure her sorrow, one of which is the forest. The forest is one of the most important setting elements in the story because of it’s importance especially to Ash. Ash went to the forest for many reasons and found many things. She goes there every day looking for chestnuts to make into bread. Later on in the story, she isn’t making bread just for herself, but for others. The forest helped Ash move on from her past by letting Ash meet Ghost, who was one of the most important characters and was one of the main events that set Ash’s life back on