Anna Frith is constantly changing throughout the book, Year of Wonders, (by Geraldine Brooks). She begins off as a young widow with her two young children working at the rector for the Mompellions, but by the end of the book she emerges as a local hero.
Anna Frith is constantly changing throughout the book, Year of Wonders, (by Geraldine Brooks). She begins off as a young widow with her two young children working at the rector for the Mompellions, but by the end of the book she emerges as a local hero. She takes on many setbacks as the book goes on including the deaths of her husband and children and even the plague itself. But with the help of the Elinor and Michael Mompellion she is able to move forward and push through the obstacles she is faced with. With her resilience she is able to put aside her fears so she can help others in the village of Eyam. Anna learns to step up to her father and begins doubting her religion as she watches kind, innocent people die in front of her.
Anna is transformed through the events that occur to her throughout the book, one of which is the tragic death of her husband in the mining collapse. Although Anna had always been an independent women, Sam’s death did impact her with grief, loneliness and the loss of a second pay check to care for her children. She showed the strength of spirit when she continued to work for the Bradford’s as well as at the rectory for the Mompellions. The independence and determination she showed was unusual for women of that era. She had always had a thirst for knowledge so it was not exactly a change that occurred but ‘within a year of her coming’ Elinor teaches Anna many things and ‘never let ‘a minute pass without trying to better’ her which leads to the changes that occur to Anna later on. This knowledge does change Anna at the time too as the more she learns the more she gains confidence which shows when she is able to finally stand up to her father.
