Because Of Winn-Dixie Character Analysis

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“Because of Winn-Dixie” (DiCamillo) is a movie and book based off of this ten-year-old girl, Opal. She overcomes some rough patches in her life with her best friend, Winn-dixie. After moving to another town, she soon realizes that she has no friends. Her father is a preacher at the local church in Naomi, Florida. Her mother left the picture when she was three years old. Soon after Opal realizes that she has no friends, and is a loser in everyone’s eyes. Opal makes friends with the local librarian, Miss Franny Block. After making friends with Miss Franny Block, she becomes friends with Gloria Dump. Gloria is blind, but she can see with her heart. She absolutely loves Opal and spends as much time with her as she can. Opal also meets Otis, the towns pet store employee. In this paper, I will tell about the psychological developments of each character. First is Opal, Opal faces abandonment from her mother, secondly, Otis needs forgiveness, third is Gloria Dump, Gloria and Opal have …show more content…

Her mother left her at the age of three. So all Opal has been her father. He is the preacher of their new hometown church. He spends a majority of his free time working on sermons for the church, or different items that involve the church. “My daddy is a good preacher and a nice man, but sometimes it's hard for me to think about him as my daddy because he spends so much time preaching or thinking about preaching or getting ready to preach. And so, in my mind, I think of him as "the preacher."” (2.1) He is more concerned about preaching, but that will not help whenever Opal needs him. Without even realizing it that Winn-Dixie brings Opal and her father closer than ever before. Even though Opal has friends that are as close as a family should be, she will always have her father right there by her side. Winn-Dixie changes the father’s view about family and what it truly means. Opal is loved very much by her

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