Jan 2, 2010

Jacob Have I Loved | Themes and Characters

Sara Louise Bradshaw, known as Louise, lives with her father, Truitt, a waterman; her mother, Susan, a former school teacher; her paternal grandmother; and her twin sister, Caroline. Louise goes "progging" for crabs with her friend McCall Purnell (Call), follows world events, dreams of romance and glory, and struggles with her jealousy toward her talented, charming sister. The return of Captain Hiram Wallace, an old man who left Rass in humiliation fifty years ago, the attack on Pearl Harbor and the ensuing war, and Louise's adolescent questions and desires create conflicts that...