Character Analysis: A Place For Annie

A Place for Annie, has done a good job showing how the way you act in front of a child can affect their development. The movie starts out with a newborn baby named Annie coming to the hospital where she gets taken care of by her pediatric nurse Susan. Susan has done a superior job getting close to Annie socially by talking to her and physically by holding and showing her love. In doing this Susan has affected Annie’s development by making her more ready for her years to come. As Annie is the the hospital she has nobody to love her besides Susan because her heroin addicted mom Linda had left her. By Linda leaving Susan it could affect Annie emotionally in the future. Growing up without a mother could potentially scar Annie. She also passed on HIV antibodies to Annie affecting her physical development. Since her mother does not want Annie the hospital social worker Alice is trying to find somewhere for Annie to go. She wanted to send her to a hospital to die. This would have emotionally affected her development, …show more content…
Her first impact was on Susan’s emotional and intellectual development. Having Annie in her life causes Susan to get so attached to Annie that she gets emotional when she is about to lose her to Linda. She gets better intellectually by learning more about Annie’s HIV antibody. David and Dorothy are also affected emotionally by Annie. They slowly falls in love and gain feelings for her throughout the movie. At one point in the movie they get cheerful when they dance with Annie. Alice gets her morals affected through Annie. Annie shows her that the foster system is kind of messed up and it needs some fixing. Linda is the impacted by Annie the most. Annie has a massive influence on her morals. She comes into the movie not really caring much about her life until Susan shows her Annie. When Linda gets to know Annie she feels a purpose and changes her feelings towards