King provides her with a tutor to help her education when the family moves in with him.
Early on, she helps her family by cooking and taking care of the younger children. She is 11 years old when the series begins. Early in the books, he begins doing odd jobs to help earn extra money for the family. He is the oldest of the children, 12 years old when the series begins. The five children are:īen – His name is short for Ebenezer. It doesn’t seem entirely realistic that the Pepper children would be quite as well-behaved and uncomplaining as they are (well, except for Joel, who makes his feelings known when he’s unhappy), considering everything they’ve been through in their lives, but they are meant to be an example for child readers of how people want them to behave. However, the two older children in particular plan careers for themselves, not wanting to be too dependent on Mr. King loves the children and looks after them as if they were his grandchildren, helping to provide for their education. Early on, the family is living in a “little brown house” and barely manages to keep themselves fed, but their lives improve when the mother becomes a housekeeper for a wealthy man, Mr.
This series is one of those that is mean to emphasize certain virtues for children, like working hard, keeping cheerful and uncomplaining even in the face of hardship, and not being spoiled when good things finally come. However, all the children get new responsibilities and begin building lives for themselves as the series continues and the children get older. The oldest children assume new responsibilities pretty early on, especially looking after their younger siblings. The children also do what they can to help out. Pepper dies, his wife (her children call her “Mamsie”) does her best to support their five children, mostly through her sewing.
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