Character Profile

One of the main characters in my book is Cecilia Tallis. She is in her early twenties and is Briony's older sister. She is also the middle child in the family, since her and Briony have an older brother named Leon.

I think that Cecilia is the rebellious type in some ways because in the book, she describes how her father believes that it's very impolite for a woman to smoke a cigarette unless she is offered one. Still, Cecilia has her own stash of cigarettes in her bedroom and smokes them whenever her parents aren't around.

Also, she's a little disorganized and this proven by the description that the author gave about how her room is a gigantic mess and how she can never find anything. But the author also describes her as a caring big sister because whenever Briony has a problem, she's always there to wipe away the tears and tell her sister everything will be alright.

Finally, I think that she doesn't care about the social status that women have in those times. We all know that it's very impolite for a woman in those days to argue with a man, especially in public. When Leon and his friend, Paul Marshall, come for a visit, she and Leon argue about whether it was right that Robbie Turner was invited to dinner. (Leon invited Robbie, and he's the gardener. He's very smart and might go pre-med as the story progresses. Cecilia and Leon's father sponsor Robbie's education because he's unfortunate. Cecilia and Robbie have this relationship where they are sort of rivals and don't like each other. Still, Leon invited him to dinner.)

Over all, I like Cecilia's character. She's outspoken and seems opinionated, so the story is bound to have dry humor.