Character Analysis Of Billie Jo In Out Of The Dust By Karen Hesse

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In out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, Billie Jo is my favorite character because of the optimism she maintains to have while she struggles to survive a harsh life. Having grown up in the bleak area of the Oklahoma Panhandle, during the great depression, Billie Jo and her family encounter many economical problems. Near the middle of the story, Billie Jo’s father is thinking about quitting farming because of the drought and the severe dust storm, which unfortunately tears apart all of his crops. Billie Jo assures her father, “‘The farm won’t fail,’ I tell him. ‘As long as we get some good rain’” (Hesse 138). This indicates that Billie Jo is both determined and optimistic because even though there has been such a long drought in the Oklahoma