Sweet Hereafter Nichole Burnell
“After the accident, Nichole Burnell gradually regains power over her life.” Nichole was no longer afraid that her father would sexually abuse her. When Nichole first got back from the hospital, her father showed her, her new room. Nichole said, “It needs a lock on the door. ... 161] Nichole saw herself as a cripple and a freak. ... Nichole was not afraid of her father anymore. Nichole realized that what she did with her father was wrong and looked at him as he was a thief.