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| “ | My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. | „ |
| ~ Susie's opening line. |
| “ | I was no longer cold or weirded out by the look he had given me. It was like I was in science class: I was curious. | „ |
| ~ Susie |
| “ | I was slipping away, that’s what it felt like, life was leaving me, but I wasn’t afraid; then I remembered: “There was something I was meant to do; somewhere I was meant to be.” … I was in the blue horizon between heaven and earth. The days were unchanging and every night I dream the same dream. The smell of damp earth. The scream no one heard. The sound of my heart beating like a hammer against cloth and I would hear them calling, the voices of the dead. I wanted to follow them to find a way out but I would always come back to the same door. And I was afraid. I knew if I went in there I would never come out. When my mother came to my room, I realized that all this time, I had been waiting for her. I had been waiting so long, I was afraid she wouldn’t come. … Nobody notices when we leave. I mean, the moment when we really choose to go. At best you might feel, a whisper or the wave of a whisper, undulating down. My name is Salmon, like the fish. First name: Susie. I was 14 years old, when I was murdered on December 6th 1973. I was here for a moment, and then I was gone. I wish you all a long and happy life. | „ |
| ~ Susie's closing narration. |
Susie Salmon the posthumous main protagonist of the 2002 novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, and its 2009 film adaptation. She is a fourteen-year-old girl who is raped and murdered by her neighbor, serial killer George Harvey, and watches from Heaven as her family falls apart and her killer evades justice. In the end, however, she is able to help her family move on, and it is suggested that she plays an unspecified role in Harvey's demise.
In the film adaptation, she was portrayed by Saoirse Ronan, who also portrayed Hanna Heller in Hanna.
Biography[]
Growing up, Susie was very curious about design, structure, and building, making her an easy prey for Mr. Harvey. Curiosity alone couldn’t get her to follow Harvey into that hole. Innocence, trust, respect for authority, and her sense of politeness were also involved in this fatal act. Susie was acting within the rules, norms, and expectations of her culture. Her dad labeled Harvey as a “character.” Susie’s parents and herself had no idea that people like him even existed. Especially in their own neighborhood. So, Susie had nothing but intuition not to trust this man, but her innocence and respectful attitude unknowingly lead her to her own death.
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