As the teenage girl is isolating herself from the rest of her surroundings, it is important to reinforce this through using minimal characters. Therefore characters within the text will include:
Female Protagonist= Emily
This is the girl suffering from anorexia and bulimia who is arguing with her mother and sister in order to defend herself from the truth. She has a fear of food and an ambition to be "stick- thin" like the idols on her bedroom wall. The help of her loved ones brings about a happy ending for Emily as she overcomes her battle over a significant period of time.
Mother= Kate
Kate is the mother of the female protagonist -Emily- who is oblivious to her daughter's habits, but when the symptoms and signs begin to occur her concerns grow for her daughter. This results in a large argument with Emily.
Friend= Chloe
Chloe is the best friend of Emily who shows concern for Emily at the very early stages of the narrative. Again, this concern results in Emily falling out with another person. Nevertheless, Chloe and Emily's mother fight to get Emily back to her original state of mind.
Sister= Lauren
Lauren is the sister of Emily and again falls out with Emily. However, she is predominately there to show the reactions and facial expressions of her family's disagreements.
Other characters involve school children, leisure staff, gym members and people on the road or in the shop. Thus, helping to reinforce the realistic nature of the short story which is something from my primary research that most audience members wanted from the text.
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