Cora is complex because her character is driven by conflicting motivations: she loves her brother but also feels annoyance at his behavior, which creates internal struggles as she makes decisions for both of them. Additionally, her desire for her brother to return to being a human child indicates her personal growth throughout the story.
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What makes Cora complex?
The Crow-Child
by Mary Manes Dodge
She is in charge of her brother and
O must make decisions that will be
good for them both.
She is part of every scene in the story and has the most speaking parts.
Her love for her brother and
O annoyance at his behavior cause
conflicting motivations.
Her desire for her brother to turn
• back into a human child shows that she has grown
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