Amelia also works at Miss Minchin's academy, and often tries to soften her sister's abusive attitudes, but lacks the bravery necessary to do so. Amelia MinchinĪmelia is Miss Minchin's kinder but weaker sister. She is generous, supportive, and adoring, and when Sara regains her fortune, Becky becomes a personal servant of Sara's. Once Sara is demoted to a life of servitude herself, Becky becomes her close companion. Sara and Becky become friends in spite of their obvious difference in social rank. Beckyīecky is a scullery maid working at Miss Minchin's school while Sara is a student. Once Sara is again a wealthy and high-status person, Miss Minchin first tries to benefit from her newfound proximity to wealth, and then quietly resents her former student. Once Sara's fortunes change, however, Miss Minchin tries her hardest to harm and humiliate her.

A needlessly cruel headmistress at Sara's school, Miss Minchin dislikes Sara but originally treats her well because of her student's wealth. Miss Minchin is the novel's primary antagonist. He dotes on Sara, buying her extravagant presents and writing her letters in her absence, but dies from a mixture of disease and mental distress when one of his business ventures appears to fail miserably. He is stationed in India as part of the British military, but wants his daughter to get an education in England. When she recovers her wealth and position of power, Sara uses her resources to help others. She shares her stories and fantasies with friends, helping them to change their outlook on reality and to behave more generously. Sara's emotional survival depends on her lively inner life, especially her fantasy of being a princess who helps those in need. In spite of her wealthy background, she reacts with equanimity to the misfortunes and abuses that befall her after her father's death. The protagonist of the story, Sara is a wise, imaginative young girl.

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