Primarily, in the opening chapters, the personalities of the characters are unveiled by their actions and their dialogue. Don Tillman is a ‘thirty-nine year old, tall, fit and intelligent’ man, whose attains …show more content…
In the beginning and in certain parts throughout the novel Don is depicted as an unsocial university professor, while Rosie is portrayed as a carefree and emotional barmaid. As the romantic novel progresses, Don is naïve for his love for Rosie as Rosie takes control of his life, changing his ways without his knowledge. At the conclusion of the novel, Don realises how repetitive his life has been, until Rosie arrived to change him, but Rosie unveils some of her secrets and changes parts of her personality to suit her new husband Don. This story depicts the impact of a personality disorder on any person and also what the impacts of love can do to somebodies life. To conclude, Simsion’s novel compares two drastically different personalities and their journey of being brought together through a single