Part one of term paper
The title of the novel Ellen Foster is self explanatory. Ellen Foster was the main character in the book. It is a story about a child, Ellen, who has many experiences with deaths of members in her family. This causes her to move from house to house looking for a final, stable environment to live in. She is belonging to no one and she must ...

Part two of term paper
... throughout the novel Ellen Foster. The microscope is a symbol used throughout the whole novel. This was something that Ellen held very dearly. In all the places she went, Ellen took this with her every place. When she was bored this amused her. She even told Dora that it was a gift given to her by her “imaginary” boyfriend. Ellen kept the microscope hidden from other people. She didn’t want people to break it. Ellen kind of kept her life secretive from others just like she had kept ...