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Since the book is based on a true story all the characters are real. When it comes to the personality of the main characters, the book doesn’t describe them with words, but still I got a lot of different impressions of them. Constance Briscoe ** Constance is the main character in the book. I got a picture of Constance as a strong girl already in the beginning of the book. I thought that she one day would stand up against the abuse, which she also did. When she got older like in the age of 12 or so, she started to stand up against both her mother and her stepfather when they abused her. To stop the abuse she answered them back and once she actually went to get professional help. That was very bold if you ask me. Despite the abuse and her horrible childhood Constance managed to get good grades in school all by herself. In my opinion that came from her strong personality with a great go ahead spirit! I also got the impression of a scared and careful girl too, which is a contrast to the paragraph above. That’s because the book a number of places refers to her as afraid and scared. This often happens in the middle of the night when she hears that her mother is on her way to her room, then the book describe her as terrified. She is also described as careful especially in the beginning of the book. That’s because she accepted the abuse at that time and tried to take cover instead. All in all Constance behaves as a normal girl fighting against the abuse. She started her life as a sufferer, but she sure came out like a winner. Carmen ** Another central character in the book is Carmen the mother of Constance. She is a selfish, cruel and loveless mother. It seems like she would do anything to get what she wants, and she is evil. She doesn’t seem scared of anything! (Except jail of course) She talks right from the shoulder and gives a damn about others feelings. I think that she has a serious psychic problem. No one in good mental health could do the things she does to Constance!
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