saint maybe
Anne Tyler was described by The Washington Post Book World as being “a master at capturing the evolution of families over time.” This was clearly evident throughout Saint Maybe. Ian, Agatha, Thomas, Daphne all grew and changed very much over the course of their lives. When we first met Ian he was a teenager growing up with his entire life to live in front of him. He was enjoying his life; he had a very attractive girlfriend that he ‘messed around’ with a lot, he got into college (just barely), and he had a large family around him that loved and cared for him. After Danny’s death, whether it was Ian’s fault of not, Ian’s life changed drastically. His family now needed him to be home and help around the house with the three young children because Ian’s parents were getting old and achy. Dropping out of college altogether and getting a job signified Ian’s development into an adult, a young adult. Ian went from being an older brother figure to the children to instantly becoming a father figure. Ian assumed his role as a father to the children until all three of them were out of school and grown up. Once all of the children were grown up and out on their own, Ian finally got to pick up his life where it w
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Approximate Word count = 921
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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