Since Eleanor Roosevelt was born during the 1884 she was always an unwanted girl. During her childhood she would watch as her mother stroked her brother's blonde long hair along with having them both on her lap. And Eleanor would not get any of that treatment of getting her hair stroked by her mother. During one of her mother's gatherings Eleanor was called a "Granny" by her own mother because of Eleanor's seriousness. Her mother Anne along the years began to put her aside. She began to have a lot of fears including being afraid of the dark, afraid of animals, afraid of strangers, afraid of people that wouldn't like her, and afraid of being scolded. The cause of all her fears was the overwhelm of being an undesired girl. And her mother Anne wanting a boy instead of a girl. Eleanor's mom would always hide their disappointment of not wanting a girl. When Eleanor was 8 her mother died along with her brother Elliot who caught diphtheria. She was then sent to live with her grand-mother along with her little brother Hall. There they ate their meals in silence and would be expected to take cold baths every morning.

Later on when Eleanor was a teen she was sent to a boarding school in London. Eleanor finally began to feel free. She wasn't going to be alone anymore and forced to go to places she didn't want to go. There Eleanor learned self discipline, how to dress, and how to exercise. She began to care more about her appearance and finally felt like people liked and cared about her. An example of the generosity the people had toward Eleanor was by placing books and flowers in her room every morning. Later on Eleanor began to feel like she had a purpose in life. She began to work with poor children at the Rivington Street Settlement. Along with teaching little girls gymnastics and taking them to museums and musical performances. She then found love and married her fifth cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Eleanor wouldn't be the person she is today if it weren't for her grandmother Hall and Madame Marie Souvestre the teacher who her to the place she is today. Grandmother Hall took her to the place where she found herself and the purpose she had in life and her triumph of going into Allenswood. On the other hand Madame Marie Souvestre was the mother she never had and gave her the motivation a mom is supposed to give. Eleanor became the person she's today by believing in herself and wouldn't listen to what the others said.