In My Fathers House
Beginning of paper
In the book , written by Ann Rinaldi, there
are two main characters whose names are Maria and Oscie. These two
girls are sisters that live in a house that is being divided by the civil war.
Their stepfather (Will McLean) is from the north and is known as a
Yankee in the south. Most southerners dis ....
Middle of paper
.... in an
argument, but Oscie can not accept losing and is always trying to best
people around her and herself. An example of this is how Oscie is
always arguing with Will. She even asked her tutor, “will you teach me
to best Will McLean?”
Although Maria and Oscie are very different they do have a few
things in common. They both have an odd attraction to military men.
This is shown in their choice of guys. They also both share the same
parents. Sarah who is dead now, also ....
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Word count: 373
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
