"The Midwife's Apprentice"

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In this book review of "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman, the author of the paper summarizes the plot of this novel set in Middle Ages England, about a young girl who befriends a cat and goes on to become a midwife's apprentice. The author of the paper discusses the major concepts of the novel and offers an evaluation of how these concepts are met. Finally the author offers personal comments on the book.

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"One of the ways the girl begins to see her own worth is when someone mistakes her for a girl named Alyce who "sounded like someone who could read. If she looks like a girl who can read, then maybe she too can be a girl of value. Deciding that her name is Alyce, she is still taking her meaning from outside herself, but it is a step in learning that she is more than nothing."

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