Jean Webster had a privleged upbringing but through her charity visits to the poor becomes convinced less well-off children could succeed in life. Heady stuff in so to illlustrate her point she writes Daddy-Long-Legs about Judy,a young orphan sent to college by a kindly but anonymous benefactor she calls Daddy-Long-Legs/5(). · An appreciation and analysis of Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster (), a novel told through the letters of the orphaned Judy Abbott. Literary Ladies Guide Inspiration for Readers and Writers from Classic Women Authors. Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster) was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy/5.
Jean Webster (J - J) was an American author best known for her enduring girls' novel, Daddy-Long-Legs (), which was successfully dramatized two years after its publication. Her fiction reveals her dedication to social welfare and her characters often triumph over destitution and injustice. Daddy-Long-Legs. By: Jean Webster () Jerusha Abbott, an eighteen year old orphan, faces an uncertain future in the charity home where she has lived all her life. On reaching adulthood, the orphanage can no longer offer shelter to its inmates. Her anxiety leads her into wild speculation when she is summoned to the matron's office. Daddy long leg was written in by Jean Webster. Was written two years before the 1st WW. Feminist movement. Themes: Women's education and women's rights. Daddy Long-legs is written in first person by the main character, Judy. It is written in the form of letters addressed to Daddy Long-legs.
Read Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster with a free trial. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. The first Wednesday in every month was a Perfectly Awful Day-a day to be awaited with dread, endured with courage and forgotten with haste. Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster) was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. "Daddy long legs" tells the story of a young girl, Jerusha Abbott, who has been raized in an orphanage. Being the oldest of the pupils, she has to work hard for her pension, helping to take care of the other kids.
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