In the book Lyddie, what are Lyddie's strengths, weaknesses, hopes, and hardships?

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greatest strength is her determination. Once she sets her mind on something, nothing but nothing
will hold her back. She has goals in lifewhether it's helping to support her family or going to
collegeand works as hard as she possibly can to achieve them, whatever hardships life might
throw at her. And those hardships come thick and fast. Abandoned by her father and left with her
mother in an insane asylum, Lyddie is forced to become the sole breadwinner for her family.
Among other things, this means toiling away at a low-paid job at an inn, where she's treated
little better than a slave.

Lyddie also works incredibly hard at the
factory, and it's here that we see both her strengths and her weaknesses. She's one of the best
employees at the factory, earning more money than anyone else. But because Lyddie is so intently
focused on providing for her family, she loses sight of the bigger picture. She's such a rugged
individualist that she doesn't understand the need for the...