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Character Role Analysis

Nikki / Aunt Bobbie

Nikki and her sister are as different as can be—especially when it comes to parenting styles. They live on separate floors of the same house, but their lifestyles could not be more different. Whereas Nikki is constantly out seeking another thrill and abusing her children, Aunt Bobbie tries to live a peaceful, quiet life. When she takes in Matthew and Emmy, she tries to give them the kind of stable, family life that they've been missing out on their whole lives, acting as a supportive maternal figure, instead of the unpredictable, scary mother that Nikki is.