Essay Archive - Rosemary Well's When No One Was Looking: Ambition
Rosemary Well's When No One Was Looking: Ambition
Rosemary Well's When No One Was Looking is a suspenseful story of a
girl's ambition, friendship, and love of tennis, that takes her to the top.
Although she is not beautiful, rich, or good in school, fourteen year old Kathy
Bardy has a natural talent for tennis. One day, Kathy loses a match against
Ruth Gumm that should have been simple for her. The next day Kathy finds out
that Ruth is dead. Although Julia, Oliver, and Kathy's parents try to comfort
her, Kathy feels guilty for wishing Ruth was dead the other night. Because of
Ruth's death, Kathy ha....
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