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carrie714
carrie714

What is the turning point in The Great Gilly Hopkins?

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Posted by carrie714 on Monday February 5, 2007 at 10:16 AM and tagged with literary element, the great gilly hopkins.

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  1. chloemink Student

    I would say that there are many small turning points in the text but I think overall Gilly is portrayed as an angry, abusive child gradually transformed by the love and stability she experiences while living at Trotter's.

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    Posted by chloemink on Tuesday February 6, 2007 at 12:01 PM

  2. revolution
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    The most significant turning point in Gilly Hopkins life was when after she was moved to Virginia and her experiences with Mr. Randolph and Miss Harris that make her change her perceptions about blacks and dwell deeply into his racist feelings, feeling shameful for judging people based on their skin colors. Her foster mother also bring about a big impact to her life, as she had witnessed her whole-hearted concern towards another fostered child and feel deeply grateful for what a mother she had been. It changes her views on reality and gives her new hope to the future

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    Posted by revolution on Sunday October 11, 2009 at 8:01 AM