Virginia Shreves Character Traits - 1170 Words

Character Identification Virginia Shreves is the protagonist of this book. She has a body that is â€Å"larger-than-average† and lives by the so called Fat Girl Conduct. â€Å"Ginny† has a very low self esteem and doesn’t believe she is good enough for anything due to her being overweight. â€Å"Fat girls don’t get much action.† 1-[16] Virginia has a major crush on Froggy Welch the Fourth. She has the world’s most perfect family, she feels like the black sheep often. â€Å"Besides, it s a Shreves family policy to not talk about our dirty laundry—in public and usually not even in private. It s sort of like if you don t discuss it, it didn t happen.†2-[57] Anais Shreves is the sister of Virginia Shreves. Anais is beautiful and thin according to everyone†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"I wanted to remind you that i’m planning to discuss your weight with the new doctor.† 5-[61]. Plot Summary Virginia Shreves, also known as â€Å"Ginny† is a self conscious sophomore who struggles with her weight. She has a love interest that she makes out with every monday, he is known as Froggy Welch the Fourth. â€Å"But Froggy and I don t score high on the communication front. Especially once we ve stuck our tongues into each other s mouths. I think it s because we re not boyfriend and girlfriend or even friends, for that matter.† 4-[9] She is so self conscious about her weight that she wears baggy clothing and never shows an ounce of skin. At first she didn’t know how to feel about Froggy, after all who could love the chubby girl who wears an extra large? Virginia’s mother, Dr. Phyllis Shreves is an adolescent psychologist; Phyllis has a problem with obsessing over Virginia’s weight. Virginia’s father is constantly complimenting the thin figures of woman which makes her feel unsatisfactory for not only herself but her whole family . â€Å"But I can t help wishing she d accept me the way I am. And I can t help wondering whether if I were thin, I d get invited to these fancy dinners as well.†6-[35]Virginia has a beautiful, thin older sister, otherwise known as Anais Shreves who is a rebellious individual.†It made sense at the time. But now it dawns on