A Dreamer Who Turned Them into Believers Truman Capote created a character in Children on Their Birthdays who is the definition of a dreamer. Her name is Miss Bobbit and although she is only a child, everyone who knew her addressed her as Miss Bobbit because she had a certain magic, whatever she did she did it with completeness, and so directly , so solemnly, that there was nothing to do but accept it. When she introduced herself as Miss Bobbit people would snicker, yet she was still known as Miss Bobbit. John Updike once said, Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. This is just what Miss Bobbit believed. There was no stopping this young girl when she set her mind to something. Miss Bobbit is introduced in the story as a young, sassy, conceded girl who is mocked by almost everyone in the town. By the end of the story she was surrounded by people who stopped to wish her well.Billy Bob and Preacher are two boys who are known to cause trouble. They were the biggest friends in town: talked alike, walked alike, and occasionally they disappeared together for whole days. Although when Miss Bobbit did not appear the boys stayed close to the house hoping to catch a glimpse of her. It was obvious that the two boys had fallen in love with Miss Bobbit and she could get them to do almost anything she wanted. Knowing this, Miss Bobbit did just that. The boys started to work for her and were dedicated to their work. Obviously Miss Bobbit changed the boys because before she came along they were rebels who would never have taken the job of working for a girl.The night of the show in which many people from the town were competing, Billy Bob told his friends and family that they must not applaud for anybody but Miss Bobbit. After she performed, it was obvious that she had won everyones heart with her performance. After Manny Fox, the director who had to offer nothing but hearty promises, skipped town, every...
