A Character I Look Up To

Based on the novel “Step by Wicked Step” by Anne Fine, there are many characters that I look up to, but one stood out the most, and that character is Claudia.

            One of the reasons I look up to Claudia is because she stands up for other people. At the start of her story, she could not accept the fact that her father had a new girlfriend, Stella after splitting with Claudia’s mother. She wasn’t really pleased with the fact that she had a new family member in her life. One day, her father brought his friends over to have a chat with Stella and him. Everybody was seemingly ignoring her on purpose, she knew that as she was eavesdropping. She felt that Stella did not deserve the treatment she was receiving. So she deliberately went and put on the green pyjamas Stella got her for her birthday and she showed it off to everyone there. The textual evidence being “Stella, these are the pyjamas you bought me. Aren’t they wonderful?” on page 47. Her relationship with Stella got better slowly.

            Besides, she is values her family relationship, especially when her parents act in a way that she feels is not good towards their family. Sometimes, she avoids being caught eavesdropping by switching her headphones up so loudly that they leaked, but did not put it in her ears properly so she could still hear her parents talk in the back. She also dislikes it when her parents call each other without using their real names, she's also not afraid of voicing her own opinion at the childish way her parents are acting. The textual evidence being “I hate it when they say that. ‘Your father...’ ‘Her mother...’ ‘Your daughter...’ As if, just because we’re all separated we don’t even remember one another’s names any longer!” on page 38.

            To conclude, I look up to Claudia as she is brave in standing up for other people and she values her family relationship very much.