Rodzina

__ Back to Homepage __  ** Rodzina **  by Karen Cushman 


 * Theme:** Survival


 * Thematic Statement:** //Never give up hope, or stop believing in yourself, for sooner or later you will receive what you deserve.//

for harsh purposes, and in a hotel in Ogden, Utah
 * Setting:** In orphanage homes all around the country, near/in homes that adopted Rodzina


 * Point of View:** First Person

Rodzina: She is an orphan from Chicago, who is traveling from one orphanage home to the next, trying to be accepted in a normal family. Miss Doctor: Miss Doctor stayed with all the orphans, traveling back and forth, until each and every one of them had a nice and safe home, with a caring family.
 * Main Characters:**


 * Central Conflict:** Rodzina- an orphan from Chicago- is not accepted anywhere she goes.


 * Theme Development:** The theme- //survival//- is shown when Rodzina has to survive the unbearable treatment from her two families and has to keep her head held high when nobody wishes to adopt her and and everyone is harsh and cruel.


 * Symbolism:** none

I would probably read another book by Karen Cushman. Even though I have never experienced what the main character (Rodzina) had gone through, I could really understand how she felt and what others thought of her, with the help of Karen Cushman's true talent. I have never read any book like this one and I'm glad I did!