Question 1
In part one, Rosemary the narrator had an extraordinary life just as her parents had wished. He lived a life which she seemed to enjoy with her twin sister whom she loved very much. According to her, her family was blessed with a good start if not perfect one. Section two begins with the revelation of the true identity of Rosemary’s twin sister. More information and drama unfolds later as the story progresses (Fowler,77). The picture of a weird family is brought in the limelight by this drama and arrangement that haunts Rosemary even in her adult age. The effects of this are adverse especially based on the fact that it happened while she was five years old.
Question 2
Rosemary's childhood memories are still not of great help in covering up the loss her family had underwent after the departure of Fern. Ferns departure makes her recall the beautiful past she will probably never have. It is quite hard to comprehend how Rosemary and Fern were indeed treated as sisters yet it was absolutely clear and conspicuous that Fern was a chimpanzee, and she would no longer associate and have her again.
Question 3 and 4
The story challenges the current human animal relationship and serves as a warning against bad blood between both animals and humans. The whole happening had significant effects on Rosemary’s life and so her develop from a garrulous little girl to a calm youthful woman. Drama filled her childhood days making them more appear more primate. This was observed and recorded in her frequent jumping and intensive biting of other students during play time which is not a normal behavior for an upright child. It is obvious that majority of Rosemary’s family members spent the rest of their lives in a life cage apart from her.
Question 5
Rosemary's father kept Fern with a with the principle aim of studying the relationship between humans and primates. However, little did he know that he was planting psychological land mines in Rosemary's head. She used her daughter as bait thus endangering her future relations with other humans. Rosemary never believed in his study because she felt betrayed.
Work cited
Fowler, Karen Joy. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves: Novel. boston: Penguin Group US, 2013, 2013.
