OUTSIDE READING #4

Last week I discussed an interesting topic that arose while I was reading The Lovely Bones so I was unable to update you on what has been happening in the book. Since I last spoke to you about the content of the novel two very important events have occurred.
The first key event is when Susie’s father goes on a walk through the neighborhood and runs into Mr. Harvey, Susie’s murder. To Susie’s dad Mr. Harvey is a lonely, innocent man who has lost his wife. But after getting a sign, which he believes is from Susie who is in heaven watching them, Susie’s dad looks at Mr. Harvey in a new perspective. As he does this he wonders if it possible Mr. Harvey killed Susie. He ponders this thought. After leaving Mr. Harvey behind Susie’s dad wonders more and more about this strange character that lives only a few feet away from where part of Susie’s dead body has been found.
Another very important incident is when Lindsey, Susie’s sister, is given a gift from a boy she finds very cute. This event may seem irrelevant to the book’s plot but it is actually very important. When Lindsey is given the gift on Christmas day by Samuel Heckler she is able to feel emotions that had disappeared after Susie’s death. It is a turning point in Lindsey’s life. She realizes that even through life may never be the same as it was before Susie died, life can still go on and she can actually enjoy it. Lindsey is the first character to feel truly happy emotions after Susie’s death. This event is foreshadowing the future for Susie’s family; they will eventually be able to overcome this horrific event in their life.