Siska van Roosemael by Hendrik Conscience

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Author Conscience, Hendrik, 1812-1883
Title Siska van Roosemael
Note Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary "Siska van Roosemael" by Hendrik Conscience is a novel written in the early 20th century." The story follows Siska, the young daughter of the traditional shopkeeper Jan Van Roosemael, who finds herself caught between her modest upbringing and the alluring yet perilous world of modern society, as her father struggles to uphold his values against the backdrop of changing times. With themes exploring social class, the tension between tradition and modernity, and the pursuit of identity, the novel paints a rich picture of familial bonds and societal expectations. "The opening of the novel introduces the Van Roosemael family, particularly Siska, a fifteen-year-old girl who possesses beauty and innocence shaped by her family's humble, hardworking values." Jan Van Roosemael operates a long-established grocery store in Antwerp, but their way of life is threatened by the changing societal norms represented by their neighbor, the shoemaker Spinael, who adopts a more flamboyant, French-inspired lifestyle. Their friendship is strained as Spinael's choices lead him into debt and moral decay, while Siska faces pressure to conform to the new, fashionable ways exemplified by Spinael's daughter, Hortense. As Siska's mother wishes for her to attend a French pension, the tone of the narrative foreshadows the conflict between preserving their traditional values and succumbing to the seductive allure of modernity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language Dutch
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Domestic fiction
Subject Families -- Fiction
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