Characterisation of Annie

Here, we will help you by highlighting a few important points for you to consider when you deal with the characterization of the main character, Annie, in the short story "Family Tree" by Sarah Salway.

The main character or a protagonist generates the action of a story and engages the reader's interest and empathy. Subsequently, the main character will have the greatest effect on the plot or is the most affected by what happens in the story.…

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Annie and Susie

In “Family Tree” both Annie and Susie are central characters in the story. However, at a closer look, we can see that the third-person narrator is more focused on Annie’s thoughts, feelings and attitude towards her pa…

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Loneliness and disappointment

Most of her life, she felt lonely and excluded: “You know, when I was very young I never saw them as separate people,” she says. “They were always MumandDad. I used to lie in bed sometimes and wish he’d die so she’d love me more.” (ll. 93-95) “It was as if they wanted our family to be split into two pairs – Them and Us. But it was …