The Lovely Bones, written by Alice Sebold takes place in 1973 to 1981 in Suburban Pennsylvania and the afterlife of Susie Salmon. Fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon gets murdered by her neighbor and ends up watching over her family from heaven. As she watches over her family she must control her anger and emotions of not being able to help her family go through the news of her death. While she is up in heaven, her killer is down on earth living with no guilt. She waits up in heaven hoping one day her killer will get what he deserves.

Susie Salmon is an innocent young lady who becomes a victim of murder. She tells the story from memory in heaven after she has been murdered. She is the daughter of Abigail and Jack Salmon and sister of Buckley and Lindsey. Susie is a person who has many wonderful characteristics however these traits lead to her tragic death. She is a very kind young lady who sees the best in people and only wants to live a normal life who goes to highschool. She has a very curious mind that makes her intrigued to know more. Along with her curiosity, there is also kindness and trust. These three personality traits play a major role that gets her into …show more content…
Len and the rest of the police force head to the cornfield but it is difficult as the snow and rain cleared away any evidence for the police to find. However, later on they find Susie's book, To Kill A Mockingbird, and on the 12th day they find a love letter that was written by Ray Singh addressed to Suise. When the 15th came Len Fenerman told the Salmons that they believe Susie is most likely dead due to the amount of blood in the dirt that was found in the cornfield. Susie's mother denies the truth until Len shows her the hat she wore that day which was used to cover her mouth. This is a struggle as no one can find evidence on who may be the killer when the man is in their neighborhood living happily with no