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Mind Map by alison.bowers, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by alison.bowers
about 9 years ago
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The Hired Girl
- Main Conflict
- Joan has a horrible life at her
farm after her mother dies,
so she runs away to work as
a hired girl for a Jewish
family. She struggles to find
her place in society, become
educated, and become a true
Christian in her new life.
- Why? Joan falls in love
with her master's son.
This causes her to lose
some of her faith, and she
is criticized because she is
only the hired girl.
- Joan has a horrible life at her
farm after her mother dies,
so she runs away to work as
a hired girl for a Jewish
family. She struggles to find
her place in society, become
educated, and become a true
Christian in her new life.
- Setting
- Time: Summer of 1911
- Place/Location: The story
begins at Joan's father's
Pennsylvania farm. But for
most of the story, Joan is in
Baltimore, Maryland, at the
Rosenbach's house where
she works as a hired girl.
- Time: Summer of 1911
- Characters
- Joan
- Daring, Bold
- The main character;
the book is written
from her perspective
- The main character;
the book is written
from her perspective
- Daring, Bold
- Mrs. Rosenbach
- Clever, Firm
- Gives Joan a hard time
- Gives Joan a hard time
- Clever, Firm
- Malka
- Picky, Stingy
- The elderly woman who also
works for the Rosanbachs; at
first she does't like Joan but in
the end, she comes to appreciate her
- The elderly woman who also
works for the Rosanbachs; at
first she does't like Joan but in
the end, she comes to appreciate her
- Picky, Stingy
- Mr. Rosenbach
- Forgiving, Smart
- Lends Joan books
so she can educate
herself
- Lends Joan books
so she can educate
herself
- Forgiving, Smart
- Solomon Rosenbach
- Sweet, Charming
- Finds Joan sleeping in the park
and get her a working position at
the Rosenbach household
- Finds Joan sleeping in the park
and get her a working position at
the Rosenbach household
- Sweet, Charming
- David Rosenbach
- Handsome, Artistic
- Joan falls in love with David (they
actually kiss!) Joan is head over heels
in love with him while David does't
really care about her at all
- Joan falls in love with David (they
actually kiss!) Joan is head over heels
in love with him while David does't
really care about her at all
- Handsome, Artistic
- Mimi Rosenbach
- Spoiled, Proud
- Joan's first friend
- Joan's first friend
- Spoiled, Proud
- Anna (Rosenbach) Freidhoff
- Thoughtful, Considerate
- Allows Joan to help
her with her two
children, Irma and
Oskar
- Allows Joan to help
her with her two
children, Irma and
Oskar
- Thoughtful, Considerate
- Miss Chandler
- Loving, Selfless
- Joan's first teacher in
Pennsylvania until her
father withdraws her from
school and burns her
books!
- Joan's first teacher in
Pennsylvania until her
father withdraws her from
school and burns her
books!
- Loving, Selfless
- Joan
- Theme
- The theme is brought out in the
book when Joan's hard work pays
of and her goal of going to school
comes true.
- The theme is that even when the
odds are against you, there is still
hope if you have ambitious goals
and try your hardest.
- The theme is brought out in the
book when Joan's hard work pays
of and her goal of going to school
comes true.
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