Maintaining a balance between one’s fantasies and the real world is

1.	Maintaining a balance between one’s fantasies and the real world is the key to the survival. Give your opinion on Sophie’s character in the light of the above statement.
Answer» Sohpie's real world • Sophie the protagonist- a teenager belongs to the poor socio economic background • she doesn’t own a decent house. • her brother Geoff is an apprentice mechanic • her father worked hard for a living • her mother had a crooked back due to the house-hold burden • both her parents as well as her brother lacked sophistication • she is earmarked for working in a biscuit factory Sohpie's fantasies • Sophie lives in a world of her own • she wants to start a boutique • she wants to earn money by becoming a manager, an actress or even a fashion designer • 'areas of Geoff’s life’ which are unknown to her hold a special fascination for her • she fantasizes and goes to places in her imagination • she is fond of hero worship and fantasizing • her hero is an Irish player Danny Casey • dreams of meeting him and taking his autograph • is so much obsessed with meeting him • starts believing her imaginations as real • she crosses the border of normalcy when she tells her family that she actually met him and that he wants to take her on a date • nobody believes her • then she actually goes to the place and literally waits for him to appear • feels disappointed • she still believes that she had met him.

Maintaining a balance between one’s fantasies and the real world is the key to the survival. Give your opinion on Sophie’s character in the light of the above statement.

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Sohpie's real world

• Sophie the protagonist- a teenager belongs to the poor socio economic background

• she doesn’t own a decent house.

• her brother Geoff is an apprentice mechanic

• her father worked hard for a living

• her mother had a crooked back due to the house-hold burden

• both her parents as well as her brother lacked sophistication

• she is earmarked for working in a biscuit factory

Sohpie's fantasies

• Sophie lives in a world of her own

• she wants to start a boutique

• she wants to earn money by becoming a manager, an actress or even a fashion designer

• 'areas of Geoff’s life’ which are unknown to her hold a special fascination for her

• she fantasizes and goes to places in her imagination

• she is fond of hero worship and fantasizing

• her hero is an Irish player Danny Casey

• dreams of meeting him and taking his autograph

• is so much obsessed with meeting him

• starts believing her imaginations as real

• she crosses the border of normalcy when she tells her family that she actually met him and that he wants to take her on a date

• nobody believes her

• then she actually goes to the place and literally waits for him to appear

• feels disappointed

• she still believes that she had met him.