Tracy Turnblad Character Analysis

1. Tracy Turnblad, age 16, sophomore at Patterson Park High School class of 1964, plump and short girl with big hair.
2. She loves herself. She thinks she is very talented and beautiful in her own way. She feels this way about herself because of all of the love and support of her mother, father, and friends.
3. Over-excited, optimistic, fun, imaginative, carefree, a little reckless. Also fat, annoying, unpopular, undeserving.
4. Tracy loves and admires her mother because she cares for her in times of need. Although her mother can be a bit stingy, most of the time she knows what is right. Tracy loves her father because he always makes her laugh and she knows that he will be there for her through every step of the way. Tracy's loves to be around Penny because they have so much in common. Tracy thinks that Link is gorgeous and nice and funny, however he is reserved to say what he really thinks and Tracy wishes that he were more honest to himself and others. Tracy tolerates Amber, and thinks that she is talented but needs to be nicer.
5. Her mother and father are protective and proud of Tracy because they love her. Penny thinks Tracy is courageous and outrageous because of all of the crazy and fun things they do together. Amber and Velma think she is out of their league and kidding herself because she is too fat to make it in show business. Link thinks that she is a roller-coaster of fun, love, and adventure because she makes him think in a new way. 
6. Tracy finds herself auditioning for the Corny Collins Show where she has a lot of difficulties with the other people on the show. Eventually she has to stand up for integration, express her feelings towards Link, and participate in the Miss Hairspray Contest. She ends up helping to integrate the show by letting little Inez win the Miss Hairspray Contest.
7. Tracy is excited to be on the Corny Collins Show, but a little frustrated that there is only one Integration Day on the show. She is frustrated because she believes that there should be integration during every show.
8. Happy, Fair, Excited, Defensive, Energetic, Optimistic, Fun-loving, Passionate, Proud, Friendly
9. Tracy ends up in a relationship with Link.