Characters

1. Who is/ are the main character(s) in the story? What does the main character look like?

Anna Avalon - a trapeze performer (with blindfold). She was famous before she quit.

2. Describe the main character's situation. Where does he/she live? Does he/she live alone or with others? What does the main character do for a living, or is he/she dependent on others for support?

Anna lives in a old farm of her new husband's. They settled down in the town in the valley. Anna lives with there with her daughter and her new husband. She depends on her husband for the support.

3. What are some of the chief characteristics (personality traits) of the character? How are these characteristics revealed in the story? How does the main character interact with other characters? Note the degree of complexity of his/her behavior, thought, and feelings; their appearances, their habits, mannerism, speech, attitudes and values. What is the main character's attitude towards his/her life? Is he/she happy or sad, content or discontented? Why?

She was cheerful especailly during the performance before her first husband died. After her husband's and baby's death, she became depressing and sad woman. She recovered some after her new marriage and having another life, her daughter. These characteristics were revealed by her actions and status, such as being admitted to hospital and didn't talk alot, couldn't write or read (she didn't want to because of depression) until the doctor, her new husband comforted her.  She doesn't really interact with other characters, except chatting with them and listening to their book reading. Her attitude, feeling, thought, speech, value, and habit was all mixed up because of the depression. She didn't want to talk, think, read and write, which is her habit, as usual because her values, her baby and her husband, were gone. Everything of her were jambled up after the accident happend, but it went back as it was after finding her new love. She gave up her life but she got the hope back. She was sad and discontented because she lost her family. After the turning point of her life, she became happy and content because she got her family and her happiness back.

4. What sort of conflict is the character facing? How is this conflict revealed? Is it resolved? If so, how?

She didn't face any conflict except within herself. She was having conflict with herself to live on happily even after her beloved ones' deaths. It was resolved by the support of her new beloved ones.

5. Is any character a developing character? If so, is his change a large or a small one? Is it a plausible change for him? Is he sufficiently motivated? Is the change given sufficient time?

Anna was the main character and a developing character. Her change was a large and it was plausible enough for her. She was motivated by her new love and it had enough time to change.