White Oleander - Literary Devices
Love, hate, truth, deception, manipulation, self discovery and murder. Janet Fitch covered all of this and more. White Oleander is an epic tale about a young girl, Astrid, who was ripped away from her mother, Ingrid, at a very young age and forced onto the path of self discovery all by herself. White Oleander has made it into "Oprah's Book Club" and has had a major motion picture created based on the novel. White Oleander received and rightfully deserves a high literary status solely based on Astrid's characterization / character development and the ingenious incorporation and selection of impacting characters throughout the novel that ultimately shape who Astrid becomes. The two main characters in the story are the protagonist / heroin, Astrid, and the antagonist, her mother Ingrid. Astrid is more so the main character, although Ingrid remains crucial until the very last page. It's clear to anyone who reads this novel that Fitch put an obvious emphasis on these two characters and their developments throughout the story, and left the other characters that come into play somewhat less significant and vague at times. Fitch created Astrid's character exceptionally well, as she was like a story herself, with a begin
I didn't deserve to forget that I had turned my back on her. I didn't even want to look at them, I could get to like them. I just want to feel like someone gives a shit. Now, any other 15 year old girl would have been upset about her physical appearance, but Astrid took a different approach by remembering the cutter girl, "In a perverse way, I was glad for the stitches, glad it would show. Once arrived at MacLaren Children's Center Astrid felt an immediate sense of relief. Her 6character also expands and contemplates suicide, but ultimately makes the more mature decision and suffers the repercussions of her selfishness, "In the end, I didn't take the pills. Claire is the first person to really, genuinely love and care for Astrid. College had already vanished, disappearing like a boat into fog. Astrid's character furthermore develops in an analytical sense, as she observes every part of Ron and tries to discover why Claire was so in love with him, "I tried to see what Claire found so great about him. A couple of times I could have turned a trick. Fitch creates a somewhat sexual dance scene between Olivia and Astrid, "When the song turned quiet, she put her arm around my waist, danced with me close. The last chapter of the novel takes place in Berlin, where Astrid is living with Paul Trout, where Fitch finally ties in all of Astrid's pieces.
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