Analysis Of Tuck Everlasting

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In Natalie Babbitt’s Tuck Everlasting, Winnie, a 10-year-old child, develops a bond with her kidnappers, the Tucks. As a rich kid with an overprotective family, Winnie never understood the concept of friendship. Once she meets the Tucks, her perspective of the world shifts to one where taking risks to save her friends is normal. Winnie represents this when she sneaks out of her house just to save May Tuck, knowing she will instantly lose her family’s trust. Though she will most likely be punished, she follows through with her promise to help May Tuck and somehow manages to slip through the cracks and avoid a punishment, creating an Everlasting bond with the Tucks. Though her family is devastated about her acts, Winnie creates a reputation that