Melvin Burgess's Loving April
In societies throughout the world, children are sometimes raped by demented human beings. These victims cannot be blamed for the natural occurrences that are prone to them. Moreover, they have to live life with these horrid experiences. In the novel, Loving April written by Melvin Burgess, the main character of the story is April Dean. April was injured in an accident when she was five years old resulting in her disability. She has become frantic after the death of her beloved father, and things starts to get worse as time goes by. Burgess' novel is written in third person perspective. In the novel, Tony along with his mother, move to the village after being abandoned by his father to a life of poverty and sadness. Tony is angry with everyone and is desperately lonely. April Dean, the deaf girl also needs friends. April who doesn't have many friends begins a friendship with Tony and this continues throughout the novel. " 'Why don't I have any friends?' April sighed." Page 83 It is evident that the main character has a primary element, one which clearly indicates that she has no friends. As the story goes on, April falls in love with Tony. April liked Tony from the beginning and her love for Tony grows throughout th
Like many people with communication disabilities, April is assumed to be profoundly retarded when in fact she has a very quick mind. April could also lip-read as fast as a professional lip reader thus making her understand all the nasty remarks people abuse her with. Towards the end of Loving April, Tony has to leave April and return to his father. The separation of these two lovers creates melancholy causing April to runaway from home. April wrote a letter telling her mother that she was pregnant. Upon hearing this, Tony searches for April in a place only he will know where she would be. After hours of intensive search, he finally finds her. He consoles her but their time is running out. Tony has to leave. Tony returns to school and everyday he thinks of April. In the middle of the term, he received a letter. April has sent him a letter telling him that she wasn't pregnant after all. In Loving April, the story is set in a village named Cibblesham. Cibblesham is a village which has many inhabitants. In this village, everybody acknowledges each other. Everyone knows that April is a deaf girl. April has no where to go but there is a river nearby the village which is April's second home. Whenever she is free, she will run to the river and enjoy time to herself there.
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Approximate Word count = 934
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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