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The Midwife's Apprentice By Karen Cushman

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Do you know about the poor girl who came out to be very important and helpful towards everyone? This is talked about it in the book, The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman, this story is about a little poor girl who wants to be a part of the world and finally does something about it and helps out many. She was just a poor girl that no one cared for until she met the midwife and worked for her and became her apprentice. Then she left knowing that she had failed and came back better than before and becomes the midwife’s Apprentice again and hopefully becomes a midwife. At first she was poor homeless and sad because no one helped her cared for her or do anything to help her she was extremely sad. But as the story went on an old lady she became helpful towards other people by helping people out in emergencies while they …show more content…

She couldn’t afford any food so she had to eat out of the trash. The text states that,”In every village there were boys, teasing, taunting, pinching, and kicking.” This means it wasn’t just her being poor other people are treating her badly. The text also states,”She todelled into the pond and and changed her diapers.” This proves no one cared for her because she doesn't have underwear and she's poor and probably can't afford it. She had changed her name to beetle at this time. In the middle of the book, Alyce is helpful because she helped the ladies give birth like Joan, the text states,” Alyce rubbed oil on joan and it worked.” The midwife said the baby will never come out but, Alyce kept trying and did it. She felt so happy that she had helped Joan have her baby. Alyce was then called to do another one for her sister and she tried and failed and the midwife some how did it. The text states “she found a job at the inn.” She ended up helping people in a different way. Such as helping Jeen sell stuff at the store and other

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