Orphan Train Character Analysis
Imagine growing up in the depression and being an orphan in the United States because you moved here from Ireland. Vivian Daly is the main character in “Orphan Train”. She arrived in New York when she was a little girl and was put on a train immediately and sent across the country with a bunch of other kids to find a new home with a loving family. Vivian grew up in Minnesota and then later moved to Maine when she was older. She met a girl named Molly Ayer. Molly was a seventeen-year old girl that was not good at making the right choices. In the “Notebook”, Allie and Noah fall in love but their families interfere and they end up having difficulties. Her schooling cause her to have to leave now that summer is over and He has a job he has to get
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Noah waited for Allie to reply to his letters but that never happened. It’s not that Allie didn’t want to reply to his letters, but it was that her mother hid the letters from her. Eventually Noah stopped writing and went on with his life. Allie’s mom kept all of the letters in a box and away from Allie. A few days before Allie was suppose to get married, she saw a picture in the paper of Noah by a big white house. She decided to go on a trip back to her hometown to visit Noah. She spent a couple days with Noah until her mom came and knocked on the door. She took Allie back to the lumberyard to show her a man from her past. She told Allie “that the man over in the corner, she was in love with when she was younger” (Sparks 178). Allie found this really poignant. After Allie and her mom had a moment they went back to the white house and gave Allie all of the letters from Noah. Her mom told her to make the correct choice in which she wants to be with.
“Orphan Train” has many conflicts. One conflict that stands out is the conflict between Molly and herself. Molly is not good at making good decisions. She steals book from the library and causes trouble around town. Molly is forced to do community work and help out Vivian. If she does not do this she would go to juvenile jail. As Molly continues to help out Vivian, they become very close and Molly learns a lot about Vivian’s past. Through out this book Molly becomes a better person and no longer gets in trouble with the
Noah waited for Allie to reply to his letters but that never happened. It’s not that Allie didn’t want to reply to his letters, but it was that her mother hid the letters from her. Eventually Noah stopped writing and went on with his life. Allie’s mom kept all of the letters in a box and away from Allie. A few days before Allie was suppose to get married, she saw a picture in the paper of Noah by a big white house. She decided to go on a trip back to her hometown to visit Noah. She spent a couple days with Noah until her mom came and knocked on the door. She took Allie back to the lumberyard to show her a man from her past. She told Allie “that the man over in the corner, she was in love with when she was younger” (Sparks 178). Allie found this really poignant. After Allie and her mom had a moment they went back to the white house and gave Allie all of the letters from Noah. Her mom told her to make the correct choice in which she wants to be with.
“Orphan Train” has many conflicts. One conflict that stands out is the conflict between Molly and herself. Molly is not good at making good decisions. She steals book from the library and causes trouble around town. Molly is forced to do community work and help out Vivian. If she does not do this she would go to juvenile jail. As Molly continues to help out Vivian, they become very close and Molly learns a lot about Vivian’s past. Through out this book Molly becomes a better person and no longer gets in trouble with the