Beautiful The Character of Sophie Neveu
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leads to several riddles that finally leads Sophie find her grandmother and her brother. Sophie thinks that she has no more family since her grandfather death.
“Princess…” her grandfather’s voice cracked with an emotion Sophie could not place. “I know I’ve kept things from you, and I know it has cost
me your love. But it was for your own safety. Now you must know the truth. Please, I must tell you the truth about your family.” 82
Sophie suddenly could hear her own heart. My family? Sophie’s parents had died when she was only four. Their car went of the bridge into fast
moving water. Her grandmother and her brother also in been in the car and Sophie’s entire family had been erased in an instant. She had a box of
newspaper clippings to confirm it. 82
The only family she has is her grandfather. Jacques Sauniere thought when someday he passed away, Sophie will be alone. Being lonely is uninteresting
thing. That is why through the sequence messages, Jacques Sauniere wanted Sophie to meet her grandmother. Having family, she would get affection and feel
belonging. Her grandmother loves her. She was worried about her when she heard that Jacques Sauniere passed away, but she was happy that Sophie is safe.
Marie came over and stood beside him. “Mr. Langdon, when I first heard of Jacques Sauniere’s murder. I was terrified for Sophie’s safety. Seeing
her standing in my doorway tonight was the greatest relief of my life. 476
Though Jacques Sauniere passed away, Sophie can get affection from her family. That is from her grandmother and her brother. What Jacques Sauniere
wanted is done. Leaving by people that we love will make us sad. That also happens to
Sophie. After her grandfather’s death, she felt that she would be alone in this world. As far as Sophie knew, her family was only Sauniere.
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Sophie could not imagine that only yesterday she had felt so alone in the world. And now, some how, in this foreign place, in the company of three
people she barely knew, she felt at last that she was home. 475 Having a family is important needs. If we do not know who is our family,
we will lack of affection, love, and attention. Here Sophie finds her family and she gets love from her grandmother and her brother. Jacques Sauniere wants to fulfill
Sophie’s needs of love, especially love from her family.