Meet the characters - Summer Evans
Name: Summer Evans
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Age: 16 at start of story
Date of birth: June 18, 1970
Appearance :
Golden blonde hair, bright blue eyes and a winning smile. Summer is five feet seven inches tall, and average weight. She isn't so much attractive as she is memorable, she has an undeniable something about her that makes people pleased to be in her presence.
In the eighties, Summer teases her hair to the high heights popular at the time, and wears a variety of blazers in colorful tones. She's particularly proud of a a pair of pink parachute pants. Her hair can often be found in banana barrettes.
During the 1990's, she's dressing more conservatively in blacks and browns and grays.
In present time, she's wearing colorful broomskirts and bangle bracelets, and has just a little silvery streak in her hair.
Spirituality:
Summer doesn't believe in religion, though she goes to a catholic school at her parents insistence. She has a keen belief, however, in her own mortality- she realizes she is not eternal and lives like she has everything to lose. She is none the less a spiritual person, finding the good parts of people and places, and feeling a connection with things (at least during the 80s, and to a certain extent in the present).
In the 90's, Summer lives as though she is already dead- and this is reflected in her lack of spirituality. She's very much disconnected from the world.
Personality:
Summer is strong willed and warm hearted, she loves life and laughter. She is a natural born leader, and very charismatic. She can be stubborn, a bit vain, and occasionally childish, however. There are certain (seemingly simple) concepts that she has a hard time grasping - the relevance of things like time and money, for example.
Likes:
Summer is a very polar person -when she likes things, she LOVES them, and when she dislikes things, she HATES them. This is particularly pronounced during her teen years.
Some likes that remain constant throughout her life -
animals, books, reading, music, theater, flowers, friends, crafts
Dislikes
Summer dislikes...
dishonesty, weakness (or perceived weakness), smoking, drinking, meanness, cruelty, math, time, money, death, horror movies, people telling her what to do
Strengths:
charisma, spirituality, kindness, strength of character, intelligence
Weaknesses:
stubbornness, instability, chaotic nature, wanderlust
Basic goal:
Summer wants nothing less than to achieve immortality. She knows that she is not going to live forever, so she wants for something that she has done to -matter- , to -last-. She hopes to achieve this through a creative venture - first through music, then through writing.
Desires:
love, to write a great novel, to be immortal, to be happy, to have fun, to see new places, to experience new things
Past traumas:
Summer's greatest trauma is second-hand - what happens to Ivy nearly destroys her.
