Oranges Are Not the only Fruit

The novel oranges Are Not the only Fruit is much more different form our last novel we’ve read “Carpenter's Gothic”. This book is based on the author Jeanette Winterson life; she also named one of the characters Jeanette. This book stands out from many other novels because the chapters are all named after the first eight books of the Christian Old Testament. I believe the author named the chapters after the eight books of the Christian Old Testament because it represents different stages of her life journey. Jeanette was a young girl that lives with her parents in England, I believe she was adopted. Jeanette mother seems more Christian than any of them. She teaches young Jeanette how to read the bible. Her mom was big on education. However father doesn’t seem to present, I don’t see a lot of him as I read. Jeanette parents kept her in church, all she knows is church. She doesn’t know anyone else beside her church members. Jeanette also lost her hearing as a young girl. Her mom felt like she was in a state of rapture. The first of the novel is title Genesis. The book of Genesis as we know describes the beginnings of the world, man, and the tribes of Israel. This chapter also shows Jeanette's beginnings, it give us a sense of who Jeanette is and where she stands when it comes to her family, and her family life.