Loie Bryce is the narrator and best friend in the novel. Her parents died in a tragic accident when she was very little and lives with her grandma, Winnie. She is described as an eternal sidekick extraordinaire to Mia. In the novel, Loie finds out the truth about her family and who she really is. She is actually a Winterborne. Her parents did not die in a tragic accident, but are still alive. Her father, George Winterborne, switched both Mia and Loie when they were born. She felt ecstatic and very powerful to find out that she was the one that posses superpowers.
Josephine’s relationships with Michael, Katia and Jacob develop throughout the film. How and why do these relationships change?
Her life has been a series of struggles and hardships, which she has kept from her daughter Pearl. Winnie's only companion as a child was her mother, who abandoned her just before adolescence, at the time when Winnie needed her most. Her departure marked the beginning of Winnie's long journey with many disappointments and tribulations.
In the book, Mattie starts out as a lazy teenager who needs to be told what to do by her over controlling mother, but throughout the story, she becomes more responsible and adult-like. For
The last character in the book that struggles against loneliness is Curley's wife. Because of Curley's jealousy he wants her to stay inside the house at all times, which leads her to being alone and longing for the days before she married Curley. "I get lonely," she said. "You can talk to people, but I cannot
Mattie had so many traumatizing events occur in just a few months, yet she stayed strong and fought through the pain day by day. One of these events were when she tried to leave Philadelphia. Her and her grandfather were on a cart leaving Philadelphia, When they got thrown off because they thought that Mattie’s grandpa had Yellow Fever. All of their belongings were on that cart. Now Mattie and her grandfather faced starvation in the middle of nowhere.
Mattie is a strong self confident mechanic, she pushes through the hardships and helps her friends do the same. Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, with two flat tires, little to no money, and a small childtoddler given to her by a stranger. UMattie takes a look upon seeing Taylor,M having a rough time, Mattieshe invites her inside for some coffee and juice. (Chapter 3) When Mattie first meets Taylor, she sees that she is
She runs into Royal Loomis, the farm boy whose land is nearby her Pa’s land, several times in the beginning of the story. She has a crush on him, and he used to be going out with Martha Miller, but broke up with Martha. They start flirting, and become intimate with each other. She earns money by working at her school teacher’s house, but it goes towards paying for a new mule when their old mule dies. Pa agrees to let Mattie go to the Glenmore hotel to work in order to pay off the new
Mattie is the older character in this book that was owned “Jesus is Lord Tires” and was a character that acted as a mother to multiple characters. “She looked at me the way Mama would have,” (Kingsolver 252). This quote was found near the end of the book that signified Mattie looking at Taylor and Taylor observing that look and thinking that it is similar to her real mother’s. Mattie gave some money to Taylor for the trip and Taylor refused to take it, so Mattie said that it was for everyone in the car and gave her the look that reminded Taylor of her biological mother. “’I’ve got some peanut butter crackers,’ Mattie said leaning over Turtle. ‘Will she eat peanut butter?’,” (Kingsolver 252). Mattie seemed worried about Turtle and offered her something to eat. She acted as a mother figure to Turtle because she fed her and gave her more food when Turtle hinted for it. Mattie was the one that fit as a mother figure to a lot of characters in the book. She was the person that led a sanctuary and was the one who took care of the many.
When her family and close friends disappear one by one, Mattie is forced to make decisions through hardships by herself. By doing so, she matures and becomes a better person throughout the process. For example, Mattie takes care of her grandfather when there was
Nells mother had died from the fever and Nell had no one to take care of her. “Her mother was dead, broken in the eyes of tiny Nell.” (pg.163). The pain and trepidation Nell felt when her mother passed, was because she would not have a mother and without someone to take care of Nell, her life would forever change. When Mattie finds Elzia she finds out her mother is in the country, and is becoming better.
In Fever, Mattie was trying to help her mom get better from the fever but at first they wouldn't let her near her mom because her Mother was trying to get her away from her because of the fever. Mattie did a lot for her Mother when they let her near her Mother to take care of her. Mattie would wash, her feed, and etc for Mother. Then her Grandfather and Mattie were going to go to the Ludingtons but never made it. Near the end of the book Mattie was running the Coffee House while her Mother was away. Mattie's Mother came back to the Coffee House really weak. Mattie helped her Mother with the Coffee
Nell is a 5 year old girl who Mattie found crying in house alone. Eliza now lives with her brother Joseph who has 2 kids named William and Robert. Them and Nell became
Both of her initial plans fail, when she decides to stay in Arizona with a newly acquired child. She is faced with an unfamiliar situation, and due to luck, and a flat tire, she lays down her first root in her new community. Taylor, needing help with Turtle, is amazed by Mattie’s skill. “She had never been this kind to Mrs. Hoge. Mattie was clearly accustomed to dealing with kids” (57). Her second connection is to Lou Ann, then to Edna and Virgie Mae, and finally with Esperanza and Estevan. Together, they act as an amazing support system. Mattie provides Taylor the knowledge she needs to get started, as well as employment. In return, Taylor provides her hardworking nature, and help with Mattie’s immigrants later on in the novel. Lou Ann helps Taylor realize her abilities, while Taylor calms her self-doubt, giving her confidence. Edna and Virgie Mae care for Turtle and Dwayne Ray, and create a strong bond with their neighbors. Esperanza and Estevan provide companionship, and the legal means of adopting Turtle, and find safety in return. They function as a
However, she uses these portrayals to contrast them to the strong bonds of friendship that she writes about in the middle of the book when Taylor is in a new community. Unlike many uncaring and unsupportive family members written about before, the introduction of the character Mattie immediately reveals her friendly personality. Mattie brings them a few snacks “...just [because they] needed some cheering up” (60), and she has a very maternal attitude towards Taylor and her child. Her compassion and caring toward them help her many times; for example, Mattie allows Taylor to “...leave [her] car there for the time being” (64) and even offered Taylor “...a job at Jesus Is Lord Used Tires” (104). Mattie helps her in her new community, and she therefore quickly becomes a motherly figure in the narrator’s life. Another person Taylor meets here is Lou Ann, when Taylor sees that she has space for rent. After talking for a while, they already agree that they get along very well: “‘Of course you can move in,’ she said. ‘I’d love it. I wasn’t sure you’d want to.’ ‘Why wouldn’t I want to?’” (101). These two characters form a genuine friendship. Even when Taylor, being independent, argues that “‘[she] doesn’t want’” them to act like a family, the two quickly make up. They appreciate each other, and Lou Ann quickly becomes like a second family to Taylor. While many families depicted previously
Death of a Salesman Act 1 In Arthur Miller’s play, Death of a Salesman, through the character of Linda Loman, Miller implies all humans need to be shown respect even if they aren’t seen as being successful. In the beginning of the story, Willy and Linda argue over Biff not being successful in Willy’s eyes. “He was crestfallen, Willy. You know how he admires you.