The Jensen’s Home

The Jensen’s home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the entire family’s pride and joy. Hanna reflects that “their house was different from the other houses on their tight Shadyside street, like it was from the future…the glass wall that overlooked the big garden, even from the second floor. The space-age stairs. The cool cleanness of the whole interior, better than a flying saucer” (24). Alex and Suzette work together to renovate the old home into an ecofriendly Scandinavian-inspired modern building. The house represents the family’s health and success, and Suzette

“cared for the house as if it were a newborn, needing constant attention to thrive” (30). However, as the family begins to fall apart, they no longer see happiness reflected in the beautiful exterior of their lives, and instead the home almost begins to seem haunted by their pain.

Green Hill

Green Hill is...