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Deionswagger The Lovely Bones Group Min,komlan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENT 1.Biography of author 2.Introduction

SETTING

CHARACTERS

PLOT

CONFLICTS 3.Point-of-view 4.Themes 5.Links

1. **biography of author:** Alice Sebold grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. After graduating high school in 1980, she enrolled in Syracuse University where she has been attacked, beaten and raped. months later, Alice randomly met her rapist and secured his arrest.after finishing her bachelor degree ,she went for the graduate school at the University of texas,then moved to manhattan,where she lived for 10 years. 2.**introduction:**

In 1973, a 14-years-old girl named Susie Salmon is raped,killed and cut in pieces by a neighbor.over the next few years,she watches from a personalized heaven as her family and friends go through the pain and the situation.sometime she gets mad over the decisions or choices her family makes while looking over them.

The narrator of The Lovely Bones, Susie Salmon, is a normal fourteen year-old girl. She has just received her first kiss and is looking forward to going to high school next year. She is on her way home from school when she is stopped by a man who wants to show her something in the cornfield. Susie thinks she can trust this man because he is a neighbor who knows her parents. Unfortunately, this man, George Harvey, is a serial killer who rapes and murders Susie. Susie is quickly taken to heaven, where she meets Franny, her guide in the afterlife. Heaven can be whatever she wants, and Susie chooses to create her heaven in the image of her hometown high school. However, the only thing Susie truly wants is to be back on Earth, growing up with the people she loves. This is the one thing Susie cannot have in heaven, but there is one way Susie can keep up with her family. From heaven, Susie can look down and watch her family as they struggle with their own feelings about her murder. The Salmon family is forever changed as a result of Susie’s murder. Susie watches as her parents drift apart and her siblings and friends grow up and have experiences Susie can only witness. Her mother, Abigail, wants to run away from her feelings, whereas her father, Jack, wants to confront those feelings head on. Jack Salmon, unsatisfied with Len Fenerman’s investigation, begins his own investigation of Susie’s murder. This investigation leads Jack to suspect George Harvey. However, police cannot arrest Harvey because there is no evidence linking Harvey to Susie. Susie follows her sister Lindsey’s life from heaven. Lindsey experiences major life milestones witnessed vicariously by Susie. Susie cannot herself grow up, but can have a basic understanding of the process by watching her sister. She watches as Lindsey grows into a strong young woman who also shares her father’s determination to find Susie’s killer. Lindsey learns from Grandma Lynn the name of the man her father believes killed Susie. Lindsey begins watching Harvey’s house, committing his schedule to her memory, and waiting for her opportunity. Family members are not the only people affected by Susie’s death. Ray Singh, the first and only boy Susie kisses, is at first a suspect. He is quickly ruled out by police, by remains haunted by the memory of Susie’s death. Ruth Connors, an unpopular girl in Susie’s class, is also impacted by Susie’s death. She is the last person Susie touches as her spirit leaves Earth. As a result, Ruth becomes obsessed with death and even begins seeing the dead on Earth. Ray and Ruth become forever linked in their shared grief and understanding. George Harvey, Susie’s killer, is also watched by Susie. In heaven, Susie meets and learns the stories of all of his victims. She sees Harvey hide her body, lie to her father and the police, and run from the crimes he has committed. Susie wants to help the living apprehend her killer, but can only watch as the police and her family try to gather evidence and find her murderer. Through the experiences of the Salmon family in The Lovely Bones, readers can examine their own feelings and reactions to loss and mourning. Can something good come from a horrible tragedy? Can healing come from a place of tremendous violence and despair?
 * Characters **
 * **Susie Salmon **, a 14-year-old girl who is raped, murdered and cut in pieces .the oldest of her family.
 * **Jack Salmon **, Susie's father .belived garvey was the one who killed his daughter.
 * **Abigail Salmon **, Susie's mother .abandons her family after susie's death and goes to california to work in a winery.
 * **Lindsey Salmon **, Susie's sister .Determined to find her sister's killer but didn't want him to detect her.
 * **Buckley Salmon **, Susie's brother .angry after being abandoned by abigail and always want to find out why susie will never come back.
 * **Grandma Lynn **, Abigail's mother .moves in with the Salmons after abigail left them.
 * **George Harvey **, the Salmons' neighbor, who killed Susie. haunted by the dreams of women and children.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Ruth Connors **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, a girl Susie went to school with
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Ray Singh **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, the first and only boy to kiss Susie, and later, becomes Ruth's friend.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Ruana Singh **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, Ray's mother, with whom Abigail Salmon sometimes smokes cigarettes.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Samuel Heckler **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, Lindsey's boyfriend and later her husband.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Hal Heckler **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, Sam's older brother who runs a motorcycle repair shop.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Len Fenerman **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, the police detective in charge of investigating Susie's death .developed feelings for abigail.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Clarissa **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, Susie's best friend on Earth.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Holly **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, Susie's best friend and roommate in heaven.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Mrs. DeWitt **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, Mr. DeWitt's wife, an English teacher at Susie's school.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Mr. DeWitt **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, the boy's soccer coach at school.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Franny **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, Susie and Holly's "intake counselor" in heaven.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Holiday **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, Susie's dog.
 * plots<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> **

Themes

 * Even though Susie is dead,she manages to grow up in heaven.
 * Susie's heaven became more like her hometown as she met holly her roomate who was a vietnames-american and franny her intake counselor.
 * The death of Susie causes a lot of events such as abigail leaving her family for len **fenerman**

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