What is the summary for Tuck Everlasting?

Answer 1

Tuck Everlasting is the story of a girl named Winnie and a family whom she meets, the Tucks. The Tucks have a secret, they're immortal.They drank water from a spring that was actually a fountain of youth. Until the end of time, they will stay that way. Winnie falls in love with one of the Tucks, Jesse, a "17"-year-old boy who shares the same feelings for her. Scared of death, Winnie must choose between being immortal and being with Jesse or following the circle of life and dying someday. The Tucks try to teach her how she shouldn't fear death, how they would give anything to die. It teaches the importance and understanding of life and death. It shows that you should not fear death, but to fear an unlived life. Jesse and Winnie are forced to separate, Winnie still unsure of whether or not she'll drink from the sacred fountain of youth. Years later, Jesse returns to Winnie's old home with the intent of finding her there. Instead he finds a memorial stone reading of her life, which has since ended. This implies that she did not drink from the spring, and lived a full happy life instead.

Answer 2

winne is an 11 year old girl who is weathly, and lives with her grandmother and mother. she owns a wood where she never goes to. one day she does, and she finds a boy leaning against a tree, and takes a sip of a hidden spring covers with a rock. she asks him if she can have some, but he says no. then, his family comes, and takes her away. they keep her over night so they can exsplain to her that the magic water makes them live forever. Jesse, the boy leaning against the tree wants to marry her when she turns 17. then she can drink the magic water and they can live forever together. finally they let her go, but the man in the yellow suit (a strange guy who heard there whole story byh ease dropping) tries to take winne away so he can get the fosters wood and sell all the magical spring water to the public! Mae, the mother shoots him cause he was taking winne away, and winne had become there friends. Mae goes to jail, and they get her out. her parents were very worried. then Jesse gives winne a bottle of the magic water and tells her to drink it whern she turns 17 so they can live together. he leaves. theres a toad that she tells everything to and he seems to live around her house. she pours all of the magic water on the toad so he can live forever. then 80 years later, she didnt drink any of the water, and dies. Angus, the dad of the family is proud of her, because he wanted her to live a happy normal life. there was also jesses brother miles, who helped Mae escape from jail. that is not really a brief summary of tuck everlasting but its good! hope you enjoyed it! plus the book is way better than this little summary:)

Answer 3

Immortality as a free-choice plot device- as opposed to something costly achieved via high-tech devices, suspended animation, etc. It is Occult, and not Science Fiction for this reason.

Answer 4

The meaning is you dont have to live forevor to live a great life

Answer 5

In Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, a girl named Winnie comes a mysterious family, the Tucks, who drank some water in a spring in a wood, and will now live forever.

Answer 6

They are an immortal (supposedly) l9th-20Th century family that resists all aging and are invulnerable to gunfire, natural death, etc, a sort of passive super-family.

Answer 7

Well that would be a hard question and if I had to say it would be making sure Winnie doesn't tell anyone about the spring.