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Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen was published on the 26th of May 2006 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. The genre is historical romance novel and the intended audience is adults and mature young adults who enjoy romantic and historical novels.In this novel, there are interesting characters that one can emotionally connect to. The main characters include Jacob, Marlena, August, Rosie the elephant and Uncle Al. Jacob is the narrator, he narrates the story while he is in the circus also when is the 93 years old in a nursing home. Jacob is a very kind, straightforward kind of guy. This is evident when he is young and also old. Jacob serves as the circus’ veterinarian. Marlena, the only female main character. Jacob instantly falls in love with Marlena the main performer, but she is married to August. After an outburst, August beats her and Marlena decides to leave and have a relationship with Jacob. August, Marlena’s husband, and the cruel and abusive animal trainer. He is classified as a paranoid schizophrenic. When August does not get his way, makes sure everyone is as miserable as he is. Rosie, the one and only elephant in the show. Everyone thinks she is number than a sack of nails, Jacob realizes that she understands polish and is actually very intelligent. Rosie is a very kind elephant who loves popcorn, lemonade and gin. Uncle Al the cruel …show more content…
When his parents were killed in a car accident Jacob is left with no money or family during the great depression. Jacob finds himself with other option and the size to leave Cornell and join the circus.He becomes the show’s veterinarian to all exotic animals and caretaker of Rosie. Jacob falls in love with the main performer Marlena but she is married to August who is the mentally unstable and abusive animal trainer. To top it all off the show is on the verge of collapse and Rosie is the only one that is the seems that can be able to save

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