The Hoovers survived because they have dealt with many setbacks and tragedy since with Grandpa Edwin sudden death. The overall goal is for Olive to get her moment of competing in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. Olive’s father Richard becomes nervous for her as he watches from the audience, knowing that she will not fit in with the other pageant girls. The Hoover family are skeptical about the competition and for Olive's concern try to call off the performance. Sheryl reassures saying that they have to, “let Olive be Olive” (Little Miss Sunshine Quotes., n.d.). Dressed in a costume and top hat, Olive dedicates her dance performance to Grandpa Edwin, who choreographed her routinr before he passed away. Olive’s dance turns out to be an
