Mrs. Miniver
In Mrs. Miniver, a novel of about 300 pages, Jan Struther writes about the simple and fulfilling life of Kay Miniver and her family as they go through the struggles of WWII. Struther shows Mrs. Miniver's optimism and vitality despite the effects of the war on her family. A narrator, who watches the family through dialogue between the family and other characters, tells the novel. Mrs. Miniver is often alone admiring something and commenting to herself. Her spirit and good will are shown in events with her family before the war, during the war when her family is separated, and after the war when they reunite again. Struther shows Mrs. Miniver's gaiety and liveliness in light that she is oblivious to the impending war that will deeply affect her life. Mrs. Miniver and her family have the same troubles and pleasures like many other families. One of these pleasures is the day that their new car is scheduled to arrive. The family is excited and is anticipating the beautiful color and design of the car. Christmas shopping is the next event for Mrs. Miniver. Like most other mothers in Oxford, she has waited until the week before Christmas to do her shopping thus getting stuck in long lines with aggressive people. Realizing sh
The reunion of the Miniver family displays her faith and perseverance as she has survived through the war and is ready to continue life again. The family settles down for Hogmanay tea and flapjacks as they relay their stories while they were apart. "This was the cream of marriage, this nightly turning out of the day's pocketful of memories. It gave you, in a sense, almost a double life: though never, on the other hand, quite a single one." After the holidays, life returns to a normal routine, as the family takes a stroll down to Aunt Hetty's house by the river. Mrs. Miniver has an attribute of taking very ordinary things and making them extraordinary and suddenly important. She ponders how far a mile really is and how mud feels between her toes in the summer. Mrs. Miniver decides to take her first plane trip to Scotland. After her fears are gone, she realizes the best part about flying that no one has ever told her is, "you may suddenly find a rainbow arched across the ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Even though Mrs. Miniver and her family are separated during the war, her hopefulness and merriment are established. The war has come, and the fami
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Approximate Word count = 812
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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