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Plot Summary of Jacob Have I Loved
"Louise Bradshaw is the older of her parent's twins. She lives on a small island with her sister Caroline, who is everyone's favorite, her mother, her father, who Louise feels closest to, and her grandmother, who is insane.

The story covers Louise's early adolescence to adulthood. Most of the story is about Louise's feelings of being left out and unloved by everyone but her father, but also covers the story of a 70 year old man, who used to be her grandmother's love, her extreme rivalry with the perfect Caroline, her friendship and later half love with Call, and her own struggle to define who she is. The story ends with Louise leaving the island for Kentucky, where she becomes a nurse, gets married, and has her own child and stepchildren."

Rachael High, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Jacob Have I Loved
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Family, caring for ill Yes
Who is sick? - Grampa/ma
because he/she is - mentally ill
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14

Main Character
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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