“To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence” Mark. In The Shipping News by Annie Proulx, the main character Quoyle suffers from a lack of confidence that started when she was very young, being picked on at school and molested at home by her father and brother, they were responsible for her terrible self-image of Quoyle. . Quoyles' experiences have made him think that he can't do anything right and thinks he will never amount to anything. Quoyle goes from a quiet introvert to a confident individual as a result of finding paid work, bonding with his daughters, and falling in love. By bonding with his daughters, Quoyle changes from a quiet introvert to a confident individual. It was a big day for Quoyle to send Bunny to school, he didn't know what was going to happen and the last thing he wanted was for Bunny to go through the same experience he went through. Quoyle went to get the bunny "How did it go?" he asked Quoyle who was terrified of receiving an answer that would remind him of his school days. To Quoyle's surprise, Bunny said "it was fun." he was relieved that she had a great time. Quoyle was more than happy that Bunny wasn't like him when he was in school. Bunny's experience at school has changed Quoyle, this is because he knows that maybe school is not a bad time, and he is no longer worried about Bunny, which gives him less stress and consequently increases his confidence. Furthermore, by binding to his Quoyle, he is able to defend it. Quoyle and Billy Pretty were hanging out when Billy said, "I doubt if a man could raise two little girls alone," Quoyle had no reaction. After hearing what Billy had said, Quoyle didn't assert himself, instead he pretended he hadn't heard anything. ...... middle of paper ...... the school bus. The school bus would drop the girl off at the newspaper. He could tidy up the papers while Agnis' nephew finished his work. Whatever he does. He writes things down. It doesn't seem like too much work for a man, Mrs. Herold Prowse doesn't need to walk that much in time. She's ready for him." Quoyle loves spending time with Wavey and that's why he goes out of his way to give her a ride so they can be alone together. Quoyle and Wavey have never been close, but because of the things that Quoyle is getting closer and closer. Wavey is the one person Quoyle loves to converse with and can open up to her like no one else, this is because of the similarities they share. Quoyle was often a very introverted individual, but when he was close Wavey was more relaxed and could actually talk to her, which boosted her confidence..