White Oleander by Janet Fitch demonstrates how the protagonist Astrid Magnussen encounters herself with many struggles and obstacles that she must overcome The only source of family that Astrid has is her beloved mother Ingrid Magnussen which shows her charisma in her own egotistic way The type of affection expressed from mother to daughter causes Astrid to feel suffocated due to the fact that her mother sees her as an extension of herself rather than a particular individual This provokes Astri
White Oleander by Janet Fitch is a book that viciously grabs my mind and emotions and plays with both my intellectual and emotional comfort It is a heartbreaking story of a young twelve year old girl who is taken away from her mother whom she is deeply attached to and placed in a series of abusive and harsh foster homes This is because her mother is sent to a life sentence in prison for first degree murder of her boyfriend Having grown up in a loving caring household I cannot imagine having to