{Post B Week 5}

UNDERSTANDING THE CHARACTERS:

ANNA: Anna is the youngest daughter of Brian and Sara. She was conceived as a perfect genetic match for her older sister, Kate, who suffers from leukemia. Anna has always been a good sister, and has allowed her body to be subjected to procedures each time that Kate needs to go in for any sort of treatment. She is very mature, cool, calm and collected for her age, but at the same time, she has to be to deal with this kind of a situation on a daily basis. I think shes about in 8/7th grade.

KATE:Kate is the oldest daughter of Brian and Sara but not the oldest child. She has battled with leukemia since she was a toddler, and in order to save her life, she needs the assistance of her sister Anna's body. Without Anna, Kate would never have survived. Kate also has a good head on her shoulders, considering that she did not freak out upon hearing the news of her sister's decision to desire medical emancipation.

JESSE: Jesse is the oldest Fitzgerald. He was completely dragged through all of the early stages of Kate's treatments. He is 17, and loves his independence. He no longer really has to be involved with the family and all their medical dramas. Jesse lives above the garage, and the only thing that he has to commit to in the family is coming to dinner. He is an inspiration to Anna, as she seeks freedom from the family's burden.

SARA: Sara gave up her high powered career to be a mom. She has had the most pressure from day one of the diagnosis to keep everything together. Upon hearing her daughter that keeps the other alive is seeking medical emancipation she shows her side that lacks composure and rationality.

BRIAN:Brian, as I just found out, is a former lawyer who changed career paths to become a firefighter. Brian is the only one who really notices Anna (if anyone does at all to begin with!)Once Sara loses her strength and composure, Brian always has the voice of reason and consistency to make sure that the family doesn't crumble.

CAMPBELL ALEXANDER:Anna's attorney, who at first doubt's the potential this case holds, but soon gets over it and is Anna's support and advocate.

JUDGE: Judge is Campbell Alexander's service dog to predict any medical emergency that Campbell might have before they happen and are fatal. It is very comical when people automatically think that Campbell is blind. Many jokes come about, like "I'm not blind, he is a service dog, and I have SARS. Judge counts the number of people I infect".