Winnie Foster

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Winnie Foster is the young, sheltered girl in "Tuck Everlasting" whose encounter with the immortal Tuck family forces her to confront profound questions about life, death, and the meaning of eternity.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
age 10 years old
appearsIn 2002 film adaptation of Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting NERFINISHED
associatedWith yellow suit man (antagonist)
characterTrait brave
compassionate
curious
sheltered
createdBy Natalie Babbitt NERFINISHED
discoversSecretOf spring of immortality
encounters immortal Tuck family NERFINISHED
facesDecisionAbout drinking from the spring
familyName Foster NERFINISHED
firstAppearance novel Tuck Everlasting (1975) NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Winnie NERFINISHED
hasFamilyMember Grandmother Foster NERFINISHED
Mr. Foster NERFINISHED
Mrs. Foster NERFINISHED
hasPet toad
helpsPrevent exposure of the immortal spring
literaryGenre children's fantasy
meets Angus Tuck NERFINISHED
Jesse Tuck NERFINISHED
Mae Tuck NERFINISHED
Miles Tuck NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction viewpoint character
nationality American
portrayedInFilmBy Alexis Bledel NERFINISHED
rescues Mae Tuck NERFINISHED
residence Treegap NERFINISHED
role protagonist
symbolizes choice between mortality and immortality
targetAudience middle-grade readers
themeInvolvement eternity
immortality
life and death
timePeriod late 19th century (original novel setting)

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Tuck Everlasting mainCharacter Winnie Foster