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Taming 7
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Character Analysis
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of rape, sexual violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, death by suicide, self-harm, substance and alcohol use, substance dependency, sexual content, and cursing.
Claire Biggs
Claire is one of the point-of-view characters and a protagonist in Taming 7. She is 16 years old. She has been best friends with Gibsie since they were children, comforting him at the funeral of his father and sister, then allowing him to come to her bedroom most nights as he struggles with nightmares.
As they have grown older, she has realized that she is physically attracted to Gibsie, wanting more than friendship from him. For much of the novel, she grapples with this desire, struggling to understand Gibsie’s hesitancy because she does not know of the sexual abuse he endured as a child. Despite this, she is Gibsie’s main confidante, as he talks to her about his nightmares and his fear of drowning, finding that she is the only one who can comfort him when he is upset.
In each of the Boys of Tommen novels and throughout Taming 7, Claire is largely defined by her innocence. She is carefree and happy, described by Gibsie as his “sunshine” as she has largely been able to escape the abuse and trauma that define many of the other characters in the Boys of Tommen world.
