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The Lovely Bones

by Alice Sebold

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The Lovely Bones

The story is narrated from the point of view of Susie, who is watching over her family after being murdered. She explains how she can see what they do and think, but can't tell them she's there with...

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In my opinion, one of the first indications that the family is using isolation to cope manifests itself in their isolation from Susie's room: My mother had not touched it. My bed was still unmade...

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The Lovely Bones

Lindsey Salmon in The Lovely Bones is portrayed as a resilient and independent character who is deeply affected by her sister Susie's death but refuses to let it define her life. Unlike other family...

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In The Lovely Bones, the antagonist is George Harvey, who murders Susie Salmon, the protagonist. Susie watches from heaven as her family and friends deal with her death and seek justice. Key scenes...

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The Lovely Bones

Susie, by exploring her past life and death through the eyes of the people she has left behind, comes to terms with her passing. Each member of her family, who are at different stages of grief when...

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Lindsey Salmon takes two items from her sister Susie's room: a photograph of their mother and a "Hippy-Dippy Says Love" button. The photograph captures their mother, Abigail, in an...

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