The many parallels drawn between Esch and the mythological figure Medea also suggest the ways in which her character will develop throughout the novel. In the novel, many parallels arise between Esche, China, and Esch’s deceased mother. She comes to learn her own strength as a young woman. Throughout the course of the story, Salvage the Bones, author Jesmyn Ward portrays a story of love and loss for a teenage girl who barely knows herself yet.

This description hints at the fighting spirit that she demonstrates at the end of the book when she confronts Manny, and survives the hurricane.

However, we do see other sides to Esch when she was younger, her father thought “she was going to be a little scrappy scrawny thing-built just like ’” (6). When Esch discovers she is pregnant, she feels lot of shame, considering it entirely her fault: “I’m crying again for what I have been, for what I am, and for what I will be, again” (147), rather than considering Manny’s role in her present circumstances. In the scene where he makes Skeetah use her as a step-ladder to get something for him, there is a strong association between his behavior and that of the men Esch sleeps with. However, Manny isn’t the only male character that treats her poorly her father does as well. Ward is an infamous American novelist and an associate professor of English at Tulane University with a tremendous impact on writing fictional works of art. Urn:oclc:847690652 Republisher_date 20180717175439 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 407 Scandate 20180715023858 Scanner Scanningcenter hongkong Top_six true Tts_version v1.The novel’s narrator starts out as a quiet, meek, and weak girl who allows boys such as Manny-to take advantage of her because she doesn’t have the will or the courage to say no, or to stand up for herself. Salvage the Bones provides the best example of one of the most exciting and exhilarating novels written by Jesmyn Ward in 2011 (Reese 407). Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 22:04:13 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA1276413 Boxid_2 CH126303 City New York Donorīelvederetiburonlibrary Edition 1st U.S.

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