Ellen Foster: The Story Of A Little Girl
Ellen Foster, a novel by Kaye Gibbons, is a striking story of a young girl constantly faced with problems and heartaches. In the Deep South, after her mother dies, by the poor decision of her alcoholic father, Ellen is to stay with her grandmother. The grandmother and the father both die, and Ellen is faced with her aunts, neither of which likes her. We notice in the novel that Ellen has many characteristics, three which stand out the most among the character, which are: maturity, racism, and lying.
The first problem we see with Ellen is racism. Wh…
