Tia
In Wide Sargasso Sea, Tia only appears twice however, she is an important character when showing us what the society and social dynamics were during that time period in that particular place. Tia is the daughter of one of Christophine’s friends and is initially introduced because Antoinette needed a friend. When I first read about Tia, I didn’t like her character very much. The way she taunted Antoinette and then betrayed her absolutely infuriated me. However, after reflecting on Tia as a person rather that her actions, my view of her is now a little more sympathetic. The first main scene with Tia is when her and Antoinette are at the pool. Tia dares Antoinette to perform a somersault and if she can’t do it, then Tia gets to take Antoinette’s pennies. Antoinette does the somersault but comes up from the water choking and coughing. Wanting the pennies, Tia lies and says that Antoinette failed in her somersault, taking the pennies. After this event, Antoinette isn’t disappointed ab...