How Does Clover Change Throughout The Novel

So far in The Cellar, Summer has been kidnapped by a guy named Clover (Colin) who also kidnapped three other girls. Farther in Clover killed Violet, Summer’s closest friend she made down in the cellar. Now, Summer is trying to fit in with the other two more so that Clover won't pick her out of the three of them like a sore thumb. Summer also tries to do anything to get her mind off of being down there, so she reads a lot, and now she has asked to join Rose and Poppy with knitting. Summer still does have hope for getting out, but she's not so sure about Rose and Poppy. Rose acts like none of this is happening and it's better than her past life, and Poppy is the same, but she has more emotion.

After Summer, Rose, Poppy, and Clover had breakfast …show more content…
The first time it went to Clover’s past in the book, he seemed sort of normal, but the only thing he did to stand out was that he kidnapped three girls. He named all three of them Violet, Poppy, and Lilly. He then seeks out this one girl named Shannon who he wants to be in his “perfect family” and name her Rose. This time, Clover actually has some feeling for this girl, Rose (Shannon). He has been seeing her for three weeks and has begun to like her, but he also wants to make her apart if his “perfect family”, but she has no clue that he is going to do that. Then, back to now in present time. He looked at the dead flowers and hit all three of the girls, he then went up stairs and never came back down for breakfast. Then her finally came down at noon and was mumbling to himself and kept stuttering when he talked to Rose. He also brought down new flowers for the vases. He then went upstairs and to,d them “Goodnight” which the girls noticed that he most likely wasn't coming down for supper, or that he either doesn't know the exact …show more content…
Shannon is like the other girls in his cellar, but she is more kind and caring. Colin has begun to like Shannon more than the other girls in his cellar, he believes that she is the one for him, his wife, the one to complete his “perfect family”. In his past he finally decides that he has gained her trust and takes her out to dinner and then once their done he would take her back to his house to look after her. So, after they're done eating and get back in his car, she thinks that he is taking her back, not to his house. Once he pulls into his driveway Shannon gets confused and wonders why their there and Colin makes up a little lie that he is going to go to the bathroom (because it's his house). When they get inside he tells her that she is home and that he will take care of her. Shannon freaks out a little. Colin then pushes her up against the wall because Shannon is fighting to get away. Colin then tries to calm her down and tell her everything is going to be okay, and that he will take care of her and look after her. She then stops fighting back and then agrees, but she doesn't think she should stay with him. Then he gets frustrated and has no choice but to put her in the cellar and make her Rose. Once he closes the door he slumps down and cries because he actually loved her and wanted to start a life with