Hes a firefighter who saves people and speaks in a. In the opening scene of the book we are introduced to anna a thirteen year old girl who is talking about how she was conceived. This plucky thirteen year old was born for a very specific purpose 1. Anna was born for the purpose of keeping her sister, kate, alive who was diagnosed with leukemia. Anna is the only one who has the right blood tissue and cells needed to help kate overcome her sickness. She is the opponent in the legal battle for annas emancipation. Based on jodi picoults 2004 novel of the same name, on june 26, 2009 the film was released to cinemas in the united states, canada, ireland, mexico, and the united kingdom.
My sisters keeper also consists of emotion and depth of character. My sisters keeper is a 2009 american drama film directed by nick cassavetes and starring cameron diaz, abigail breslin, sofia vassilieva, jason patric, and alec baldwin. My sisters keeper by jodi picoult, published in 2003 became a bestseller. Anna fitzgeralds older sister, kate, suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia, a blood and bone marrow cancer. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister and so anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves.
The struggle anna is dealing with is if she stops helping kate with her disease, anna runs the risk of kate dying. My sisters keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. With sara being an aggressive and intense personality to begin with, how do you. Anna fitzgeralds older sister, kate, suffers from acute promyelocytic. My sisters keeper tells the story of yearold anna fitzgerald who sues her parents for medical emancipation.
The main characters and perspectives we hear from are. The my sisters keeper community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context. Anna, for example, seems to want to control her body and what is. The primary reason she was brought into the world by her parents especially her mother, sara was to be a compatible. Development of anna fitzgerald character my sisters keeper by jodi picoult school and last name deleted december 9, 2011 psych23 adolescence development relies upon many factors. At first it is successful, but the cancer continues to relapse throughout kates life. My sisters keeper characters jodi picoult this study guide consists of approximately 128 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of my sisters keeper. In fact, she thinks the only reason she was bornw as to act as an organ donor for kate. Anna fitzgerald the youngest fitzgerald child and the protagonist of the novel. Annas whole life has been filled with operations of taking things from her body, and putting them into kates.
She is the mother of jesse, kate and anna and has been focused on kate for all of kates life and wants her daughter anna to donate her kidney to kate. One issue that shapes many of the characters and situations in the novel is that of control. The movie my sisters keeper is about yearold anna, who sues her parents for medical emancipation when she is expected to donate a kidney to her sister kate, who has leukemia. My sisters keeper is a novel about a yearold girl named anna. The main character in my sister s keeper can be analyzed by using psychological theory. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. Anna stands out as the book s most conflicted character.
My sisters keeper, shabby tiger, and the days of eternity. Adjectives to describe some of the main characters in my. My sisters keeper and genetic selection psychology today. Jesse is the fitzgeralds oldest, and most invisible, child. On the other hand i felt a disliking towards her parents because of the dialogue included in the extract. So decided to read the book and find out if it was as good. He is anna and kates brother and has been neglected for most of his life due to his. Each chapter switches the perspective from which its being told. In the epilogue kate decides, there should be a statue of limitation on grief. My sisters keeper, jodi picoult my sisters keeper is a 2004 novel written by jodi picoult. Julia romano, a central character in the novel and annas guardian ad litem. Therefore, anna fitzgerald as the main character appears in the process of searching reveals the needs that she must fulfill. This theme is often associated with the two other main themes in the book, the theme of friendship and also the importance of family.
In the story, it is mentioned numerous times how much she looks like her father, brian. Anna fitzgerald has appeared in the following books. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of my sisters keeper by jodi picoult. My sisters keeper 2004 is the eleventh novel by the american author, jodi picoult. As i read the story, i experienced such a range of emotions regarding the ethics and the health crisis the family had to deal with. It tells the story of thirteenyearold anna fitzgerald, who sues her parents for medical emancipation when she discovers she was supposed to donate a kidney to her elder sister kate, who is gradually dying from acute leukemia. I read this book for 34 days and whilst reading it i thought, this book is so. The story is about anna, a yearold girl who is average in every way except for the circumstances of her life. They expect her to give up one of her kidneys for her older sister kate, who has had leukemia since she was 2 years old. In order to accurately examine its growth, it is useful to look at some developmental theories. Surprisingly, this is the first book ive read from jodi picoult and now im hooked. My sisters keeper jodi picoults my sisters keeper is a novel based on conflicts surrounding the main character, anna fitzgerald. Nearly every major character in my sisters keeper is looking for control over some part of their existence in the face of disease.
Anyway, dont hesitate to buy my sisters keeper, trust me its worth it. The main character in my sisters keeper can be analyzed by using psychological theory. Shes the first voice we hear, and the whole court case that drives the plot centers on her. Her connection with kate, and her struggle to exist independently of that connection, both define her. She wasnt suing her parents for something that any other teenage girl might, she as suing for a legitimate reason. In the novel, anna petitions medical emancipation against her parents with the help of a lawyer, campbell alexander, so she will be able to make her own decisions regarding her body. His main research is on philosophical issues in medicine, psychiatry and psychology. My sisters keeper is bittersweet, thoughtprovoking and poignant.
Anna is the main character of the book whose opinion isnt valued as much as her other family members. I felt sympathy and a sense of liking towards annas character with the help of the first person participant. Development of anna fitzgerald character my sisters. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. My sisters keeper summary at wikisummaries, free book. Anna is getting sick of being forced to help kate on demand from her parents, so anna files a lawsuit towards them. My sisters keeper tells the story of yearold anna fitzgerald who sues her. Sofia vassilieva as kate, cameron diaz as sara and abigail breslin as anna in new line cinemas drama my sisters keeper, a warner bros. Theyre all so wellrounded, so descriptive, so emotionally appealing that you cant help but feel theyre people who have lived across the street from you for years. The book my sisters keeper is a heart wrenching read with a tragic end and, really, its that characters that make it so. If we had to pick a main character out of the seven narrators in this book, kind of like picking.
Anna fitzgerald, sara fitzgerald, campbell alexander, brian fitzgerald, jesse fitzgerald, kate fitzgerald, julia romano, zanne, dr. The characters of my sisters keeper feel like they could be divided into two categories. Analysis of the movie my sisters keeper 1627 words. Then i decided to read it even though it was removed from the reading assignment for a reason that i am not quite sure. Another main character in this book is, of course, kate. My sisters keeper, the first movie based on a novel by bestselling author jodi picoult, confronts more subtle challenges posed by contemporary. Through out the book we see that anna feels guilty about the decision she has made and questions it. I love that jodi added that romance aside from the main story. My sisters keeper by jodi picoult summary and analysis. Described by her father as their familys constant, thirteenyearold anna is smart, funny, and observant. She tells campbell, for instance, that of all the things she might want to be in ten years, what she most wants to be is kates sister. I especially recommend ths book for those who are in a book club.
Campbell alexander is annas attorney, the one she hires to sue her own parents. If we had to pick a main character out of the seven narrators in this book, kind of like picking a kickball captain, wed pick anna. It tells the story of thirteenyearold anna fitzgerald, who sues her parents for medical emancipation when she discovers she was supposed to donate a kidney to her elder sister. This essay will focus on three events in annas life, and discuss how each event in the characters life had an. At the beginning of the book, anna hires campbell alexander because she wants to sue her parents. Shes basically the human version of factoryfarmed beef. She was the first daughter born to sara and brian and was born just because they wanted a child to love and.
Anna and kates mother, sara, completely sacrifices herself for kate to the point where she becomes so emotionally invested in kates health that she cant focus on her other children. On the audiobook, each characters portions is narrated by a different. Anna stands out as the books most conflicted character. I will for sure be buying more of her books and im sure ill end up finishing those in a day as well. My sisters keeper anna is not sick, but she might as well be. Anna did many procedures, endured pain, gave cells, bone marrow and blood to her sister, kate. My sisters keeper by jodi picoult is a story about a girl who was conceived to be a donor for her sister, and no other reason. Therefore, the use of narrative conventions in the extract of. Jodi picoults my sisters keeper is brilliantly executed, it speaks truth to the hardships of illness, family sacrifices, and the extent one must go to for love. Character profile for anna fitzgerald from my sisters. The my sisters keeper community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Chance, judge desalvo, taylor ambrose, izzy romano, judge the dog.
I did not want to read this book because i thought that it would be too syrupy sweet and appeal too much to the emotions. Her name is anna fitzgerald, and at the age of thirteen, she hires an attorney to sue her parents in the hope of. If that wasnt enough, now the doctors want her to give away one of her kidneys. This is the only book that i read from this author. My sisters keeper jodi picoult, 2003 examines what it means to be a good parent. At first, i thought that campbell was using anna for fame, but as i started getting deeper into the book, i think that campbell found anna interesting. In the epilogue, she says she has been in remission for 8 years, thanks to her sisters kidney and now teaches at a ballet school. Thirteenyearold anna knows that she was conceived in order to provide organs and other life support for her critically ill sister. Anna was born as a savior sister specifically so she could save kates life through the donation of umbilical cord. A simple quiz on the book cuz i dont have the book to ask more difficult questions. Described by her father as their familys constant, thirteenyearold anna is.