Sophia LaMarca
AP Lit P2
Comparison of The Bonesetters Daughter and The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Both of the novels went through the travel of different time periods and different generations. Throughout The Bonesetters Daughter, the setting traveled through time to entail a better understanding of the family and it meaning. Through the travel of the time periods, we also began to see the different generations, traditions, and events that occurred throughout these times. For example, the discovery of who the daughter is and what the bones and ink represented back many years ago. In parallel, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats did the same as The Bonesetters Daughter. The travel of time and the introduction of the parents life through their point of view portrayed more information and left great detail into the other characters and their feelings. Both of these books stress and put great detail on the ancestors of the main characters. Along with this, the time periods that these novels took place in were weighed heavily, showing the manors, etiquette and the way the young ones of the family were supposed to talk and act towards the elders. Along with this, culture was entailed greatly with each family.
In addition, both novels have strong woman characters as the main focus, with a parent being descriptive as well. In both books, the main characters are headstrong independent women. Julia and Ruth are extremely similar in the way in which they think and present themselves as strong women. Julia is a city girl with no desire of being in this small quiet third world country except for the fact of her father. We hear her thoughts thoroughly and the ideas that go in her mind. We learn that she is independent and a list maker. Much like Julia, Ruth is a hardworking woman as well. She works for herself and does not rely on her man Art to keep her safe and comfortable. Both characters were made as independent women to discover their family secrets and travel. Both Julia and Ruth also had to deal with multiple people to get to their final destination of knowledge about their families secret stories.
As well, both novels have a great mystery that must be unfolded. Throughout the mystery you not only learn about the main characters, but their families and histories as well. I enjoyed this quite a lot due to the shift between time periods and the emotions and stories being told. These shifts allowed me to be more interested in the novel to see what will happen next, and learn more about each family and their secrets. Through the authors use of different time changes and different details, I enjoyed the novels and their secrets and details.
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