Webster's Character Analysis

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As a main character, Webster demonstrates hopeful qualities that help evolve the storyline. After Sheila’s pregnancy announcement, the pair move in together to start a life together, but her cop ex-boyfriend shows up demanding for his money she owes him (88). Webster takes initiative and withdraws money from his account in order to get rid of the threat her ex-boyfriend might cause. Subsequently, Sheila revealed to Webster her troubled past, and the author explains Webster’s opinion by stating, “He hated her history, but he didn’t hate her. He decided to think of her past as “the time before Vermont”.. He decided he could live with that” (95). Early in their relationship, Webster generously saw past her mistakes in hopes that she will change

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