Question

character sketch of jerusha abbot

Answer 1

Jerusha Abbot was a foundling. She was left on the steps of the asylum called the John Grier Home and stayed there till she was eighteen. All eighteen year that Judy had spent in the asylum were rather hard and miserable. Being the oldest orphan, poor Judy was responsible practically for everything. She had to look after 11 little tots, to cook and to do everybody’s bidding, especially when Trustees came to make their rounds.

Answer 2

Jerusha Abbott is a poor, teenaged orphan who has spent her life at the John Grier Home. An unnamed benefactor decides to send her to college to be educated as a writer. From a distance, Jerusha gets a brief glimpse of this mysterious benefactor as he leaves the orphanage.