Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview... a bored 10-year-old girl in 19th century America. Her parents and her society control her life, and all Winnie wants is "something interesting – something that's all mine." She gets that and more when Winnie meets Jesse Tuck, a seemingly beautiful 17-year-old boy who's actually 104 years old, and his similarly immortal family. But there are malicious forces after the Tucks, and as Winnie struggles to understand her new world, she must do what she can to keep her new family safe.
Personality... innocent, kind, and curious. Independent and adventurous, Winnie isn't made for her family's stiff formalities, but neither is she wholly ready for the dangerous world she's landed in. And while she's enticed by the idea of immortality, Winnie's newfound sense of mortality makes her unsure if she'd really like to be 10 forever.
Get to Know her in...
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Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is a girl in her early teens growing up in the small rural town of Winesap in 1914. Winnie's parents (Victor Garber and Amy Irving) are loving but overprotective, and Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.
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What if you could live forever? Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young Winnie Foster must decide when she discovers a spring on her family's property whose waters grant immortality. Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from the spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older. But then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tucks' secret—and whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey.
