Alice Dobbns Character Analysis

My Nana was born Lillian Alice Dobbins in 1946 in Lenoir, North Carolina but anyone who met her would call her “Lynn” a name she adopted that has become her singular identity. She is someone who has played an influential role in my life and that I have always admired because of her kind spirit. My Nana was and continues to be my first best friend, showing me how to respect other people and go out of my way to show kindness to others. She and I have always been kindred spirits and through this interview I was able to see even more similarities between us as well as gain insight on the changes she saw around her as she grew older. Throughout the course of her life, the changes my Nana witnessed and spoke about most were the changes in the conditions that women live and work in. Growing up on a small farm with three other siblings left my Nana with few options for entertainment outside of a few toys and her siblings. According to my Nana, she “was outside most of the time” where she played games such as hopscotch or marbles with her
We have always been completely honest and upfront with each other, and I feel that much of my respect I hold for her is in the mature way she spoke and treated me from a young age. She encouraged me to discover life and overcome obstacles through hands on experience, standing close by for anything I could possibly need. I am so blessed to be the generation of a daughter that was raised with the wisdom of two strong, independent females present throughout my entire life. Setting the example without even knowing, my Nana is someone that earned her rights as an American woman during a time that the world was not in her favor. Without her dedication to her strong work ethic and continuance to better herself through difficult times, I imagine my life wouldn’t be as overflowing with opportunity and