This week, my task was to analyze a character from the book Broken Soup. I chose Stroma, the 6-years old little sister of the main character Rowan. You only see Stroma through the eyes of Rowan, and the picture that are given to us isn't really fair. In my opinion Stroma is way stronger that Rowan sees and treats her. On pages 26 you can see a hint of Stroma’s knowledge of Rowan's thoughts and worries about their mother. Rowan goes to the shop to buy the food that her mother, in depression and chock from the lost of her son, is not available to buy, and she figures out that the sheering chat from Stroma isn't her sister's reaction of the brother's death; it's her way of taking care of Rowan. While Rowan is all upset and tired, Stroma tries to get her mind on other things by talking about spaghetti and chocolate biscuits.
That's the first spot were you can see an adult side of Stroma. Even if she is far to young to worry about grown-up problems, like supporting her family or economic problems, she does, in her own way. Instead of complaining about a bad bed-time story, she laughs and says it was good. I think Stroma is a very caring person. She sees Rowan’s pain and tries to fix it by not putting down even more problems for her.
You can see even more of Stroma’s generosity on p. 99, where she tries to make breakfast for Rowan and worries about their father. A sentence on the same page, shows us that Rowan still sees her sister like a little girl. Rowan is caring her up the stairs thinking Stroma is heavier that she expected. That’s not just because Stroma is sad, it’s because Stroma is older that Rowan sees her since Stroma is acting like a mature girl without criticizes her parents passivity.
To sum up you can say Stroma is a happy but responding sister who is always available for Rowan and never a burden.
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