Question

How does the author develop Annie's character during the walk? In a walk to the jetty

Answer 1

Annie John is The protagonist of the novel “a walk to the jetty”. She is a teenager of seventeen years old and we can say that she is bright, spunky, and witty.

Step-by-step explanation:

While reading the book, we can inference that Annie is telling her own story in tones that vary from serious to comic. Her struggle throughout the novel is to become a separate self. For most of the book, she wants to remain united with her mother and therefore fights the separation in every way possible. She finds substitutes with her friends and becomes disobedient. In her disobedience, she comes to define herself in a unique way that stands in contrast to the complacently demanded of other young girls in the past.

In the final chapter, Annie's attitude toward her self and her parents differ from her feelings throughout much of the book. Annie has accepted the idea that she is a separate person. In fact, her separateness now seems profoundly important and she looks forward to being far from her parents and her history so that she can develop it.

Answer 2

Since the very beginning of annie's wake Up, the author takes her on a brief journey to her past, making her feel nostalgic. Annie's also painted thoughful because she feels the need of creating a new identity in a different place. Finally, author shows her like a little girl very attached to her parents and afraid of the new adventure.