so, here's my lit. circle post for this cycle: more about the growth of the characters.
NATHAN-he seems to not be growing at all. he's still set on his stubborn idea to help the congolese people even though they obviously don't want his help. i do see him caring a little for his family when he helps rachel out of the marriage situation, though. and i appreciate that, because if he had just sat back and watched what happened with rachel and tata ndu, i would have been very disappointed as him being a father.
ORLEANNA-i think that she hasn't necessarily grown throughout this book, but unlike nathan's case, it's not a bad thing. i don't think orleanna really needs as much growth as some of the other characters. she continues to be a good mother and loyal wife, even though she could have a much better life without nathan. she pulls through for everyone, even when she's not feeling well. and she teaches all her daughters useful information-from practical to motherly.
RACHEL-i still see hardly any growth in rachel. but, in this book you do start feeling bad for her because of her situation. being the oldest daughter, she's expected to take care of the other daughters and is asked to marry tat ndu. and, she doesn't handle the situation in the best way possible, but she handles it all right. she should always be taking care of her younger sisters, but since she doesn't, to change completely because her mother's sick is quite a task to fulfill. and, she does it. which makes me have a little more respect for her. but, i'd like to see a little more growth from rachel
LEAH-i am still seeing growth in leah. i love seeing growth in her character because fascinating to see her straying from nathan a little more each book. she's now teaching the boys anatole teaches, and even though they don't give her their full attention, she keeps teaching them. she's constantly asking people (but mostly anatole) questions, which makes her smarter and smarter as each day goes by. the end is the part i see the most growth in her, though. during the awful night (the night of the ants) she realizes she's left adah behind. and there she goes again thinking about if she'd left adah behind before.
ADAH-to me, adah is constantly growing. she's so smart and she just learns from everything. she could be the most suicidal person in the world, and people would give her special attention because of her disability, but she doesn't do that. she does things for herself, and she makes her own decisions (like choosing not to talk--not not being able to talk). she's a very wise girl, and many people know that.
RUTH MAY-i didn't see much growth in ruth may this book, but that's because ruth may hardly says anything in this book. she stays sick pretty much the whole book. and in the ladder part of the book, we find out why she's sick. since she has hidden all her malaria pills and not been taking them, it shows how young and immature ruth may really is. she didn't take them simply because she didn't like them. it's a very childish explanation. if she had known she would have gotten sick, her mind set might have changed, and she might have taken all her pills. but, we really never know.
okay, that's it for now.
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