Incorrigible Children Book Essay
Darcy Atlas
Period 2/3
The Incorrigible Children of Aston Place
Have you ever been faced with a challenge that is so strange you can hardly believe it’s real? In The Incorrigible Children of Aston Place by Maryrose Wood, hard work is beneficial if you try hard enough. Penelope works hard and is determined to give the children the education they deserve. The theme in Maryrose Wood’s The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place is if you try hard you will succeed. This essay will examine hoe Penlope and children must work hard in order to lead a normal life.
In the beginning of the book, the main characters start to make progress towards their goals. When Alexander is trying to learn his name the closest he can come to is “Alawoooooo” (55). Even if Alexander did not get his name correct, it’s hard to pronounce his name. Alexander’s hard work may have not gotten him to his goal, but it was an improvement from howling. After a long day of working on not chasing squirrels, “The children would quiver and tremble…but they were soon able to resist actually chasing the squirrels for whole minutes at a time” (89). All the children tried very hard. Along with the children’s hard work they improved on kicking their squirrel chasing habits. The beginning of the book, the main character goals are becoming slightly closer
As the book progresses the main characters determination has started to pay off. Lady Constance was somewhat pleased when Penlope told her the children”…have learned the words for many common items, such as ball, doily and so forth” (70). Lady Constance is seeing improvements in the children because of Penlopes’ work toward the kids. If it wasn’t for Penlope’s interest in the kids there would be no improvement in their education. The kids not know enough words to be creative and recite a poem that goes, “Moon, moon, moon. Night, no moon? Dark. Night, yes moon? Light! Yes, moon! Ahwooooo” (92). Penlope is thrilled to know that the poetry she
Period 2/3
The Incorrigible Children of Aston Place
Have you ever been faced with a challenge that is so strange you can hardly believe it’s real? In The Incorrigible Children of Aston Place by Maryrose Wood, hard work is beneficial if you try hard enough. Penelope works hard and is determined to give the children the education they deserve. The theme in Maryrose Wood’s The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place is if you try hard you will succeed. This essay will examine hoe Penlope and children must work hard in order to lead a normal life.
In the beginning of the book, the main characters start to make progress towards their goals. When Alexander is trying to learn his name the closest he can come to is “Alawoooooo” (55). Even if Alexander did not get his name correct, it’s hard to pronounce his name. Alexander’s hard work may have not gotten him to his goal, but it was an improvement from howling. After a long day of working on not chasing squirrels, “The children would quiver and tremble…but they were soon able to resist actually chasing the squirrels for whole minutes at a time” (89). All the children tried very hard. Along with the children’s hard work they improved on kicking their squirrel chasing habits. The beginning of the book, the main character goals are becoming slightly closer
As the book progresses the main characters determination has started to pay off. Lady Constance was somewhat pleased when Penlope told her the children”…have learned the words for many common items, such as ball, doily and so forth” (70). Lady Constance is seeing improvements in the children because of Penlopes’ work toward the kids. If it wasn’t for Penlope’s interest in the kids there would be no improvement in their education. The kids not know enough words to be creative and recite a poem that goes, “Moon, moon, moon. Night, no moon? Dark. Night, yes moon? Light! Yes, moon! Ahwooooo” (92). Penlope is thrilled to know that the poetry she