“Louisa, Please Come Home,” by Shirley Jackson, is a first-person narrative story that chronicles Louisa's experience in the small town of Rockville in the 1950s . The main characters are Louisa Tether, Mrs. Peacock, Carol Tether, Mrs. Tether, Mr. Tether and Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Tether, Mrs. Peacock and Paul work together to solve the problem of Louisa running away from home. Throughout the story, Shirley Jackson shows Louisa's life, and ultimately, aspects of this character's personality shine. The main character, Louisa Tether, is a nineteen-year-old blonde girl, five feet seven inches tall. and weighs one hundred and twenty-six pounds. His personality could be described as intelligent, reckless and organized. The following scenes from the book exemplify these three personality traits. One characteristic of Louisa that is shown throughout the story is that she is intelligent. An example of her intelligence occurs early in the story, when Louisa deceives her family. “I bought a return ticket. That would make my family believe I was coming back. Then my family wouldn't start looking for me too quickly." This requires intelligence because Louisa buys the return ticket. Therefore, his family would think that he plans to return. Her family therefore would not have started looking for her too quickly. Additionally, Louisa's intelligence is further illustrated in the novel when she changes her appearance. “I bought a tan raincoat at a department store on Crain's. I left the house wearing the new jacket. I left it on the store counter. Someone probably bought it.” Louisa purposely leaves her extravagant jacket on the department store counter because she wants someone to buy the gaudy... middle of paper... the story progresses, Louisa's personality begins to develop. Shirley Jackson's characteristics are revealed, which include smart, sassy, ​​and organized. Shirley successfully develops a character throughout the story with a distinct personality. “Louisa, Please Come Home,” which is my favorite book, makes me feel frustrated because I have never seen a 19-year-old girl dare to leave her parents for three years and her family worries about her. Imagine a person leaving his family for three years, his mother would feel discouraged. Overall, I think this story is excellent because it was written by a famous writer. Famous writings generally put their own spin on their stories because the authors want to engage readers in their text. I think Louisa is a good role model. So if you ever come across Shirley Jackson's book, be sure to pick it up and read it.