Benzini Brothers Circus By Kyle Bracken This all changes, however, when the circus parks right outside of the nursing home window, igniting jacob's memories of his time working with the benzini brothers most spectacular show on earth. as his memories begin, jacob is a 23 year old polish american preparing for his final exams as a cornell university veterinary student when he receives. Many of the other circuses mentioned in the book, like ringling brothers, are real. at the end of the book, charlie treats the benzini animal catastrophe as every bit as real as the true life catastrophes of the hartford fire (24.40) and the hagenbeck wallace circus wreck (24.40). but the benzini event isn't real (for us readers).
Benzini Brothers Circus Wagon As Seen On Display At Circuвђ Flickr In the words of one reviewer, water for elephants "explores . . . the pathetic grandeur of the depression era circus." in what ways and to what extent do the words "pathetic grandeur" describe the world that gruen creates in her novel? these book group discussion questions were prepared by hal hager, of hal hager & associates, somerville, new. No, the benzini brothers circus is not real. it is a fictitious circus used by sara gruen in her novel water for elephants. however, a real circus was mentioned in the novel, which is the ringling brothers circus but it was just a few mentions and not the main setting for the actions in the story. Her story of the benzini brothers most spectacular show on earth was crafted using many fascinating facts and anecdotes about the history of the american circus and the great depression, the time during which the main action of the story is set. part history, part romance, part murder mystery, the novel's use of authentic circus language from. The dingy desperation of the benzini brothers most spectacular show on earth is a perfect fit for the high opera of gruen's story telling. she starts with jacob, a veterinary student who learns.
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