Character Analysis Of William Beech In Goodnight Mr Tom

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The character of William Beech in Michelle Magorian’s novel, Goodnight, Mr,Tom, undergoes a transformation from a reticent demeanor to a lively and outgoing personality due to a change in environment and parental figure. As the book begins Willie is pressingly timid and fearful that even the sight of a mere squirrel sends him into a panic, while the squirrel moved around unperturbed, “Willie stayed motionless, hardly breathing”(9). After Willie is able to settle down in Little Weirwold he is seen to have overcome his fear of animals and is now excited by their presence, which when contrasted to the interaction with the squirrel would display growth in confidence. Willie’s fear of creatures most likely stemmed from him never being able to witness