FREE ESSAY ON SUMMARY OF THE BOOK ANNIE JOHN

SUMMARY OF THE BOOK ANNIE JOHN

Summary of the book "Annie John"
This book is a book of reality, a book of self-discovery. This is a book that you read
and as you are reading it you can identify with the character, what he/she does and how
she/he reacts to happenings around her/him. 
The story is set in and around the Dominican Republic, around the 1950-60's.
The main character in this book is Annie John, she is a black girl in a English ruled and
own colony. She is a smart tall girl of an inquisitive nature. She has always been smart
in school, but her more "wild" side has always driven her towards yearning other
experiences. She is a slightly conceded girl and always wants to be the best in her
circle of friends and in school. She enjoys being the center of attention and does
everything she can to achieve this. She has changing relationships with a couple of girls
throughout the book and we can see how those relationships change her, and also change
themselves as her character matures.
Annie's relationship with her mother is a main point of the whole book. We follow the
relationship going from being a admiring and respectful mother-daughter relationship to
becoming a hatred and dreaded "black creature".
Many of Annie's thoughts are quite reflective on the way she was raised and where she was
raised. Many if the characteristics also are easy to find within our selves.
I find this book to be an easy read book about universal truths, knowledge, and
experiences that most of us have already experienced or if not, should experience. 
Annie John is a definite must on a list of leisure and fun books to read.