She hires out her son Charles to a saw mill and her daughter Lyddie to Cutler's Inn to pay off debts.ĬUTLER'S TAVERN- MISTRESS CUTLER IS A HORRIBLE BOSS AND SHE WORKS LYDDIE VERY HARD. Lyddie's mom decides to leave the farm too with the two youngest children, Agnes and Rachel, to live with her sister Clarissa and brother in law Judah. The father has left the family to go out west and has not returned for a long time. This scares Lyddie's Mom, Mattie Worthen, into thinking it is a sign that the world is going to end.
The bear steals the kettle of food off the fire. A bear comes into the Vermont cabin home of Lyddie's family. BEAR- SYMBOLIZES OBSTACLES IN LYDDIE'S LIFE TURNING POINT- WHEN THE KIDS HAVE TO LEAVE THE CABIN The year is 1843. After the winter they learn that their mother has rented the farm tCo someone and has arranged for them to have jobs.
Lyddie's younger brother, Charlie, returns and the two try to keep the family farm. She leaves Lyddie and takes the younger children to live with relatives. Her mother (who is overly religious) sees the bear as a message from God that the world is coming to an end. When a bear breaks into their house Lyddie stares him down and saves the family. The family is struggling with work and debts. Lyddie's father leaves the family in search of wealth.
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