Primrose Squarp

Primrose is the narrative's central character, an independent, strong willed, red-headed heroine who, as previously discussed, bears a strong resemblance to a similar Canadian heroine, Anne of Green Gables. Primrose has a spirited, independent, somewhat prickly, and occasionally reckless personality, but is at her core a compassionate, sensitive human being. Although the point must be made that the glimpses of that core in the narrative are relatively few, this is in fact a point in the narrative's favor, suggesting as it does an aspect of young adult life that rings quite true - a reluctance to admit vulnerability, loneliness and pain. In other words, young adults tend to want to be perceived as being independent, able to function on their own and deal with their own emerging feelings, beliefs and attitudes in their own way. This is absolutely Primrose, keeping her true feelings secret (most of the...