Indeed, we learn that the first eighteen years of Rosemary's life were defined by that one fact, that she was not only raised with a chimpanzee, but that she also ended up becoming her other, inseparable half. There was only one slight detail: Fern was a chimpanzee. She lived happily enough as one of the Cooke's, alongside her parents, brother Lowell, and her sister Fern. Rosemary, our narrator, begins her story somewhere in the middle while dangling a rather enthralling premise in front of us. When it comes to literature characters however, a calm and steady upbringing surely won't qualify you for the role of protagonist.something Rosemary seems to understand perfectly well in We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler. Many of us have the benefit of having been raised in normal families (well within the range of what is considered normal behavior), without too much unnecessary turmoil and drama.
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