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Katy Is A Tomboy
Katy is a tomboy, this means that she is a young girl who has a lot of masculine attributes, for example, she has no qualms with being loud or getting messy. She is very impulsive and likes to be a leader. This was all before her accident though, after her accident and she became paralyzed she starts to become the perfect woman. She is quiet, takes over Aunt Izzie's duties, and she is religious. In the story, it seems to be saying that the best thing for her could have been that accident because it taught her how to properly act. She became passionate and kinder to all of her siblings, becoming closer with Elsie because of the accident as well. The tomboy is the perfect mix of femininity and masculinity, but it also is shown that it is not
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