Cathy is the second child and older daughter of christopher and.
Flowers in the attic novel study.
Flowers in the attic.
Forty years ago this month flowers in the attic the debut novel of one vc andrews was published.
The protagonist and narrator of the novel.
Older son and oldest child of christopher and corrine.
Flowers in the attic character analysis cathy dollanganger the novel s first person narrator cathy is 12 years old at the outset of its action and almost 16 at the end.
Forbidden passions have shaped and haunted the dollanganger family since their first novel flowers in the attic debuted forty years ago.
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For personal reasons i was disturbed by the infamous incest subplot that the book has and the story always sounded very odd to me.
Now discover how twisted the family roots truly are and witness the clan s origins as a result of one wild and complicated relationship.
Flowers in the attic tells the story of four middle class children who are trying to cope with the death of their father only to learn that they must leave their past behind to live with their rich grandparents in virginia.
Flowers in the attic i ve read a number of other v c.
At the beginning of the story our protagonist is just 12 years old and is the second child of four children in the dollanganger household.
This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on flowers in the attic by virginia c.
A review in the washington post didn t mince its words describing it as deranged swill that.
Catherine leigh dollanganger aka cathy in the cast of characters cathy dolanganger is the narrator of the book.
In this novel four siblings are locked in a secluded second story room in the childhood home of their mother after the death of their father.
Catherine leigh cathy dollanganger.
Christopher garland chris dollanganger jr.
The grandmother is cruel strict cold and severe looking and controls their behaviour and environment through corporal punishment deprivation judgement authority and humiliation.
Chris is the older.
Flowers in the attic is the first novel in the dollanganger series by v c.
Andrews books but flowers in the attic is one which i could never quite bring myself to be interested in.
The characters of flowers in the attic make up a complex cast.
Flowers in the attic has elements of dark fairy tale.
