Characterization of Misty Copeland

I haven't read very much in my book lately, but I would like to write about the characterization of the main character of the book, Misty Copeland. I've already written a lot about how inspirational Misty is and about her childhood, but I what I haven't written about is what others think of Misty and how they react to her words and actions. So far, she has been a very likable person, who always tries as hard as she can to please everyone around her and to be liked by everyone who surrounds her. For example, one of her mother's boyfriends was always very stern and strict, but, since Misty always did everything she could to try to please everyone, she became his favorite out of the six children. Misty wrote, "I began to spend more time with him than my brothers and sisters did. since I was a people pleaser, I'd volunteer to accompany him when he ran errands, picking up tool or wax to buff his beloved jeep. After a while, Robert would some looking for me." (Copeland, 47). This quote shows that she was constantly trying to please everyone, even her mother's stern boyfriend, Robert, who the other children were afraid of.
Outside of home, nothing was much different. Although Misty really had no interest in ballet at first, her teacher, Miss Cindy, wanted her to try it so badly. In order to make her happy, Misty forced herself to take those first few classes, just to please Miss Cindy. In Misty's first few days, she attempted to avoid Cindy because she had no interest in ballet, "But Cindy wasn't giving up. About a week after I'd decided I had no interest in continuing, she spotted me... trapped, I reluctantly followed her to the front of her class," (Copeland, 34). Luckily, Misty gave in and agreed to take a few more ballet classes to make Cindy happy. Both Misty and Cindy found that she had a true talent for ballet, so it was a very good thing that she tried to please Cindy.