She teaches Astrid about how men are powerful and women can use their sexuality as a commodity if they need to do so at some point in time.
Olivia is an African American woman who has money and power in the world because she uses her femininity to her benefit. She does form a friendship with one of her neighbors, Olivia Johnstone.
They have two young children, but Astrid becomes the family’s live-in babysitter. During this incident, Astrid gets addicted to Demerol which causes painkillers after being hospitalized for bone injuries sustained by the gunshot wound.Īstrid is placed with a couple named Ed and Marvel Turlock. This leads Starr into drinking again and during an argument about Astrid, pulls out a gun and shoots at her but misses. By the time Astrid is 14, she’s involved in an affair with Ray (the boyfriend) while he pays less attention to Starr (the mother). Her incentive for taking in more foster children stems from the fact that she was unable to take care of her own kids because of her addiction issues. She then moves in with a recovering drug addict who also used to be a stripper and has four kids of her own, including two foster children. Ingrid is imprisoned when Astrid is fourteen. Barry gets arrested for murder because he accidentally absorbed oleander sap into his skin while handling objects that were poisoned with it to kill him by Ingrid (the author).
Their lives take a dramatic turn when Barry Kolker becomes Ingrid’s lover. Together, they live somewhat isolated from others. She’s an attractive and free spirit like her mother. Poet Ingrid Magnussen has been raising her daughter, Astrid, as a single parent in Los Angeles, California. The novel White Oleander by Janet Fitch explores the coming-of-age theme in a young girl who spends time in a series of foster homes after being separated from her mother. 1-Page Summary of White Oleander Overall Summary
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