I am only including the little story of his death to explain how my sisters and I came to have such a large quantity of cement at our disposal.” In the relentless summer heat, four children retreat into an isolated world left to them by their parents and attempt to create their own version of a family. And but for the fact that it coincided with a landmark in my own physical growth, his death seemed insignificant compared with what followed. GradeSaver, 14 July 2018 Web.“I did not kill my father, but sometimes I felt I had helped him on his way. Next Section Glossary Previous Section The Cement Garden Summary How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous "The Cement Garden Characters".
Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. The children's mother dies very early on in the novel and is buried in cement in the family's cellar. It is assumed that he is the one who called the police. He walks in on Jack and Julie having sex before later breaking open the cement casing holding the children's mother. He later suspects that the fetid stench from the cellar is actually the children's mother. DerekĪ 23 year old young man who begins dating Julie. The youngest child of the family, Tom is a 6 year old boy from whom Jack finds out of Derek's suspicions. SueĪ 13 year old girl whom we are told that Jack and Julie played doctor with when she was younger. JulieĪ 17 year old girl who attempts to take over the role of the motherly figure in the house. He attempts but is unsuccessful at filling the shoes of his late father. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĪ 14 year old boy who has an incestuous crush on his older sister Julie.
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