A comparison and contrast whether Aunt Sylvie would raise the girls better or the state in the the novel Housekeeping, by Marilynne Robinson. Includes three intext citations and 3 works cited.
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Matthew S. Burkholder
Mrs. Cindy LaCom
4/5/2005
The novel Housekeeping, by Marilynne Robinson, takes place in the fictional town of Fingerbone. Fingerbone is a dreary little town that is prone to flooding and misfortune. The story begins by explaining how their grandfather was killed in a train wreck. More hardship comes when their mother borrows their neighbor's car and drives it off a cliff. After their mothers suicide Lily and Nora come to help raise the …
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…try to keep a cleaner house and definitely make Ruthie go to school. Though her ways might not be the most orthodox, Sylvie sets a good example for Ruthie and Ruthie really does like being raised by Sylvie. Works Cited Gottfried, Amy S. Historical Nightmares and Imaginative Violence in American Women's Writings. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1998. Robinson, Marilynne. HOUSEKEEPING. New York: Picador, 1980. "The quote garden." 3 Feb. 2005 <http://www.quotegarden.com/inner-child.html>.
…try to keep a cleaner house and definitely make Ruthie go to school. Though her ways might not be the most orthodox, Sylvie sets a good example for Ruthie and Ruthie really does like being raised by Sylvie. Works Cited Gottfried, Amy S. Historical Nightmares and Imaginative Violence in American Women's Writings. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1998. Robinson, Marilynne. HOUSEKEEPING. New York: Picador, 1980. "The quote garden." 3 Feb. 2005 <http://www.quotegarden.com/inner-child.html>.
