Sophie Character Analysis

Sophie is the teenage girl who lives at the third address on the Ace of Diamonds. She lives in the wealthy part of town and runs barefoot every morning to prepare for her track meets. Ed views her as beautiful and pure. Sophie is shy, especially when speaking to boys. At the beginning of the novel, she always loses her races and feels disappointed in herself. Ed gives her confidence by gifting her an empty shoe box to symbolize how she should run her races barefoot and have more confidence in herself. She still loses her race but feels better about her own abilities. Sophie sees Ed as a saint, even though he does not agree with this characterization. She represents an individual who finds meaning not from outside success but from within themselves.