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| Plot Summary of Hester Roon |
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"Hester Roon is the illegitimate daughter of Ellie Roon. Ellie is a maid at The Fleece which is an inn for paying guests. Ellie loves her daughter very much and gets involved in a life of crime so that Hester can have a better life. In the end, Ellie commits suicide and the manager of The Fleece lords it over Hester, forcing her to overwork and become a drudge.
When the master of the inn decides to make Hester his mistress, Hester runs away from the inn. She comes into contact with people who find her a job. They place her in the home of a rich old woman who keeps everything inside locked and is suspicious of strangers. Hester is the woman's companion/cook/maid. It turns out that the people who referred her to the old woman are thieves. They believe that the house is full of treasures and want to rob Hester's employer. Their plans don't work and all of them, including Hester, are brought to justice. Hester is the only one who is spared. She is transported on a boat to the West Indies.
Hester begins a new life in the West Indies as a companion/maid to Phillipa, daughter-in-law to Constance Markham. The Markhams live in a plantation house and own slaves. Hester falls in love with Ambrose Markham, Philippa's husband. However, Bruce Lyydon, another planation owner, also falls in love with Hester. He offers to marry Hester, but Hester wants Ambrose. When the slave revolt breaks out, the lives of every white person is at stake. During that time, Hester discovers the sort of man Ambrose really is."
Marie Morris, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Hester Roon |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- servant
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Pacific Islands
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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