Jemima J
Jemima J by Jane Green is a classic story of ugly ducklings and swans for the Internet age. Jemima Jones is an employee at the Kilburn Herald, a small London newspaper. As she eats her way through her disappointments, her model thin, fly-by-night flat mates treat her like a maid. Two people touch Jemima very much in this story, Geraldine, a money-hungry, gorgeous co-worker who uses Jemima's writing abilities to her advantage. Then there is the striking and talented Ben Williams is also a co-worker. However, he also happens to be the love of Jemima's life, unfortunately, he is ignorant to the fact that Jemima has any feelings for him. As the Kilburn Herald goes online, she meets Brad, a wonderful California hunk, in an Internet chat room. After that day, everything changes for Jemima. To Brad, she is known as the slim, hip, spellbinding, glamorous, "JJ". Brad and her talk for some time and come to the conclusion that they should meet, there is only one major problem, Jemima isn't not the JJ that Brad thinks that she is and she much change in order to meet his expectations. Once Jemima is in California there are many people and events that help her to realize that California is not that place for her and that Brad is n
Genre Jemima J is in the genre of problem novel. This matter of illustrating a problem by showing people confronted thereby is at the core of the problem novel. "Sophie and Lisa lived in the flat long before I came on the scene, and most of the time I think they were probably far happier, except that they didn't have a permanent tea-maker in the evenings" (p. "God you really want him don't you?" (p. This routine includes getting up in the morning only to feel horrible about her looks, going to a cafe for breakfast and looking at magazines at the faces and bodies of the stunning models and stopping at a deli on her way to work to get a bacon sandwich then finally ending up at work. Jemima is envious of the model's she sees in magazines and of the looks of many women around her. Geraldine's is to help Jemima become gorgeous and to find a man to pamper her and love her. One long sentence is used when Jemima is thinking about Ben and his evening activities:When the reports start he pulls his feet off the coffee table and leans forward, elbows on his knees, dangling the bottle of beer. In searching for these symbols, you become acquainted with the characters, their surroundings and the symbols importance to them and their situation. The Kilburn Herald is a symbol for stability. Ben mimics him over and over again, until Ben's voice is almost indistinguishable from the reporter's (p. With the use of dramatic irony, the reader knows what is going on with Brad and is now figuring another man that may work well with Jemima.
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