My Sister's Keeper: 3rd quarter

SUMMARY OF ANNA FITZGERALD

Anna is the main character in "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult. Anna lives with her mother [Sara], father [Brian], Jessy[ older brother], and Kate [older sister]. Anna's parents genetically made Anna so she could be an exact bone marrow donor for her old sister, Kate, who has APL, a form of leukimia. With an donor with the exact same chromosome structure, there is a greater chance of Kate living and recovering from the leukimia. Anna is tired of getting all these medical procedures to help Kate, and she decided to sue her parents for medical emancipation.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ANNA

Tom-Boy : "I played hockey," Anna says. "I used to be a goal tender" (110).

Obediante : "When she [Kate] is tied to the bed, I am her eyes and her ears" (49).

Wise : "Kids think with their brains crackd wide open; becoming an adult, I've decided, is only a slow sewing shut" (299).

Intelligent : "She's a smart kid. She can read people very well" ( 328).

Caring : "I don't want her to die, but I know she doesn't want to live like this, and I'm the one who can give her what she wants" (389).

Selfish : "In addition to the piece of me thats always wanted Kate to live, there's another, horrible piece of me, that sometimes wishes I were free" (391).