The Orphan Train By Christina Baker Kline - 1890 Words

Edmond Loga EN-102 Prof. Red-Waldeyer May 7th, 2015 â€Å"Orphan Train† â€Å"Orphan Train† is a gripping story of second chance and companionships from author Christina Baker Kline. A life of loneliness and hardships bring a distressed seventeen year old girl, Molly Ayer, looking for acceptance in the world she can’t seem to escape and a ninety-one year old woman, Vivian. With a secret past that they have both yet to discover, they have more in common than just organizing the attic. Molly is on probation for stealing a book from the public library. Her foster parents is starting to have enough of her attitude. Molly’s friend, and only friend, Jack plans to put her in for community service so she won’t be sent to a juvenile facility. This woman, Vivian, has a huge house on the bay that has an attic full of junk, collectables, and boxes from her past. Vivian believes Molly is there for a school project, but she is really there so she will not be sent away. It’s 1926 and Vivian and her family ca me to New York from Ireland with nothing but their clothing they have on. After a couple years had pasted everything was going smoothly, but not comfortably, just enough to barely get through. Then when it seems that I can’t get any worse. Vivian lost her parents, baby sister, and brothers to a horrific fire. Vivian, who is eight at the time, left alone and freighted not knowing what to except next. She was sent to an orphanage. Vivian has red hair and freckles, she is undesirable to manyShow MoreRelatedOrphan Train By Christina Baker Kline1301 Words   |  6 PagesFerratt 1 Cole Ferratt Mrs. Montgomery Honors Humanities: period 2 5 September 2017 Orphan Train Essay Rough Draft Christina Baker Kline’s novel Orphan Train follows the the paths of two very similar women who are separated only by age. One of the main characters, Molly Ayer, is a seventeen-year-old high school student who has been assigned to yet another unwanted foster home. After attempting to steal a book from the local library, Molly has to help an elderly woman clean out her attic to avoidRead MoreOrphan Train : A Historical Fiction Novel Written By Christina Baker Kline1120 Words   |  5 Pages Orphan Train, a historical fiction novel written by Christina Baker Kline, focuses on the lives of two very different people that have very similar backgrounds. Along with writing and editing many novels, Kline has taught multiple literature-based classes, such as poetry and non-fiction writing. Out of all of her fiction pieces, Orphan Train is the first of which that is based off of historic events and the real stories her mother-in-laws’ father told. Kline is very active in organ izations thatRead MoreRelationship Between Vivian And Molly1125 Words   |  5 Pagesto be made clear. By the time all is uncovered, the likenesses shared between Vivian and Molly far outweigh any disparities. In examining the relationship between Vivian and Molly, a perfect balance is struck in Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. In Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline weaves a strong friendship between two characters, Vivian and Molly, despite a lengthy list of differences. The most blatant contrast, and the root cause of many other differences, is age and the separate eras bothRead MoreSummary Of Molly Ayer 1010 Words   |  5 PagesMolly soon learns how closely related her and Vivian’s lives are related. Vivian and her family came from Ireland to New York in 1926 in hopes for a better future, but after a fire kills Vivian’s family she is put on an Orphan Train to Minnesota in order to find a new family. The train has 19 other children hoping for brighter futures, including a boy named Dutchy who Vivian strikes up a friendship with. Vivian is soon adopted by the Byrnes who call her Dorothy. Once the Great Depression struck though