![]() ![]() By now, we're used to and even anticipate the lovely lists in each chapter.Annie is excited about this assignment, even if she isn't completely sure about contemplation and reflection. The first assignment of the day and the new term was to write an "autobiographical essay" after spending some time "in contemplation and reflection" (3.6).All the classroom eyes are on her and she was sure it was because they could hear her heart pounding. Miss Nelson, the homeroom teacher gives Annie a special welcome greeting while taking roll call for class.Now that the cat's officially out of the bag, we will refer to her from now on as Annie John or Annie. The student asks her, "You are Annie John? We hear you are very bright" (3.4). Finally, one of the other characters utters the name of our narrator and main protagonist.The narrator says, "she looked like a prune left out of its jar a long time and she sounded as if she had borrowed her voice from an owl" (3.3). Miss Moore is the school's headmistress, and she is originally from England. ![]() ![]() One is a list of all of the narrator's new teachers and the subjects they teach. There are a few lists in this chapter.The narrator describes her transition to her new school while wearing her new uniform and carrying her new books and how all the other girls seemed to know each other and walk arm and arm. Our narrator has serious butterflies in her stomach on her first day of school. ![]()
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