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Patty Ann, in my opinion, took the transition the best and I believe that is because, to some degree, she identified with her father. Patty Ann is in her early teens and is beginning to discover herself. She seems very unconcerned about what people think about her and she wants to do her own thing. Many times throughout the movie her and Irma get into arguments about the way Patty Ann is dressed. Patty Ann likes to dress in more typically masculine clothes such as long flannels and baggy jeans. Irma believes she should dress more like a lady, and this includes wearing a bra. In every situation, Irma wins and Patty Ann has to change her outfit to put on something more "presentable." Only in one case does Roy stand up for her, which I found strange, because of what he is going through you would think he would be more understanding of his daughter, however, Irma tells him to stay out of it and let her take care of the situation. Patty Ann does not even seem shocked when her parents informed her of the news that her father was transgender. She almost seems happy about it, and instead of being mad at him like everyone else, she almost encourages it and asks questions about it. I think this is all because she isn't a stereotypical female. She wants to dress masculine and maybe thinks that if her father can dress and become a woman, then why can't she at least dress like a man. .
Her brother, Wayne, however does not take the transition so easily. Wayne and his father never really had a good relationship, and Wayne viewed this transition like he was loosing his father for good. He felt like it would take away any chance of his father and him ever having a relationship. He was angry that Roy was doing this to the family and to his mother. We first see Wayne interact with Roy during the holiday when he came home. Roy at this point was pretty far into the transition, yet was still trying to act somewhat masculine, as Irma said to impress Wayne.