Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

Characters: Trixie, Daniel, and Laura Stone and Jason Underhill.
Beginning: Trixie lies to go to a party where she is raped. During this, Laura is having an affair with a student.
Middle: Jason will be tried as an adult for the rape of Trixie, but is found dead at the bottom of a bridge.
End: Trixie runs away to Alaska where she would "disappear". Laura there admits to Jason's murder.
Setting: Modern-day Maine
Genre: Mystery
Character Development:
Trixie- a 14-year-old girl who is raped and mistreated by her classmates. She starts to cut herself before and after Jason dies. To escape it all she runs away.
Laura- a college teacher who cheats on her husband and kills Jason Underhill.
Daniel- a comic book writer with a dark past that comes back with the trip to retrieve Trixie and is the main suspect of murder.
Theme: Never defy your parents
Author's Purpose: Entertain

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