Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

In the story, Ellen Foster, by Kaye Gibbons, Ellen, the primary(prenominal) character goes through many an(prenominal) significant changes that impacts the person she becomes at the end. The to the highest degree important and roughly obvious change she endures is the overcoming of execute and racism. Its unfortunate because it isnt something that she consciously approves of but its something that she was born into. Her squargon family is racialist so she of path is going to be laboured into it. An important quote is when Ellen acknowledges My aunt is so glad to be out of a moody town. She unlocks her door now because she feels safe. Ellen nonices her aunts discomfort and dissimilitude on the expression to her mothers burying service. The funeral train passes through a morose town which is most standardisedly in scantness and run down. This quote reveals the posture that Ellen was forced to cope with passim her whole family. At the author of the book Ellen is very r acial towards Starletta. For example, she wont blush drink or eat anything from their house. When Starlettas parents overstep Ellen a pinny she says does not look colored at all. That shows that despite the event that she was given an object it silence all comes down to if it is colored or not. No topic what the origins of the sweater a non racist person would appreciate the sweater very a great deal and not question it for something silly like what Ellen does. As for her change at the end of the book, Ellen has pretty much gotten over her racist feelings and she loves Starletta for who she is. Ellen demonstrates this by declaring that she would even lick Starlettas cup and was ashamed of not wanting to eat with Starletta or in her house. Another way that Ellen has changed during the book is that she doesnt think that she lives much(prenominal) a hard living anymore. The last sentences of the book are I came a big way to get present but when you think slightly it real ha rd you will see that old Starletta came even farther...and all t...