ANNA FRITH
Brigitte Cox
Cassandra Atzis
Joshua Kopczynski
Anna is introduced at the beginning of the novel as a caring
but shy person whom also has a relationship with Elinor.
Anna holds two occupations as a maid and servant of the
Bradford’s and a maid for the rector.
She has a thirst for knowledge and genuine love of high
language. She is married to a simple uneducated man
named Sam, whom was extremely protective of Anna. Sam
dies from a mining incident.
FIRST SLIDE OF STUFF
• The rector’s wife becomes an emotional lynch-pin in Anna’s
life, helping her to overcome despair and reclaim her sense of
purpose after the loss of her children. She sleeps with Michael
Mompellion to emotionally connected with Elinor. The next
day she regretted sleeping with Michael Mompellion because
of her discovery of how he treated her best friend and she
realised that she would never get any closer to Elinor.
• “I had tried to become her, in every way I could. Instead, in
taking pleasure from his hot body, I had stolen from her- stolen
what should’ve been hers, her wedding night.” –P283
Second slide of stuphh
• We believe that she made the correct choice in leaving
England due to the threat of death to the child she had
‘adopted’ and the threat of her past catching her. She joins
the harem of Ahmed Bey for education and safety and for
the opportunity to live a peaceful life in Africa.
• “It has taken my eyes a long time to get used to the
brightness of this place. For one who lived so ling in a
misty world, the vividness here can sear the sight.” –
P302.
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• “we smiled as we caught one another’s eyes, aware of the
common grace of our decision had brought us.” (p109) –
This quote displays Anna’s newfound knowledge in
healing and her happiness in being able to help the people
of Eyam.
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