Breath, Eyes, Memory | Characters
Sophie, who narrates the novel, occupies pivotal positions between her mother and her daughter, the old world and the new, the present and the past. While she retains some traditions of her native land (she cooks native dishes and revels in the art of storytelling), she burns to keep her daughter safe from the pain she suffered because of the pressure placed on her by Martine, her mother. Sophie, unlike Martine, does not harbor unrealistic expectations for Brigette, her infant daughter. She neither insists that she will be a doctor, as her own mother did, nor does she feel an urgent need...
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