Water For Elephants Character Analysis

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Ladies and gentlemen.

If you're looking for a book that will give you lots of imagery and drama, here's a place to start. Jacob Jankowski, who is currently "ninety (or ninety-two)", tells the story of how he left his studies as a vet and ran away after his parents died. He ended up working in a circus, as the show's vet, and fell in love with the equine master's wife. Water for Elephants is gripping. It's full of the fun and terror of the circus in America's Depression era. The story is bold; the life of the circus thrills and scares you. It may seem all small and charm on the top but underneath there is something darker...(If you want to find out what im trying to say well... you're only option is to read this amazing book)

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A lot of the moral choices that the characters have made, have most likely been for love for another character. There are countless examples of this.
We see love change characters like Jacob. Before Jacob had found Marlena, he would have not have done a lot of the things that he has chosen to do. For character like Marlena, she is usually one sided throughout the entire novel when it comes to who she loves.
Even our main antagonist, August has been struck by love. from Marlena. This has cause him to change in many ways. Sometimes he might be a loving, caring, and wonderful man to be with. At other times, he can be the complete opposite of that.
Death changes the course of a lot of events in this book. Without the death of Jacob's parents, he would have never joined the circus and his life would have been a lot more different.
When August beats the elephant Rosie with his bull hook, the elephant remembers this later on and this eventually leads to the demise of August. August's schizophrenia makes hims change personalities constantly and this leads to the death of his marriage and