Grace Howard in Short Term 12

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Grace Howard in Short Term 12 is the emotionally guarded yet deeply compassionate supervisor of a group home for at-risk teens, whose own unresolved trauma parallels the struggles of the youths she cares for.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
age mid-twenties (approximate) ⓘ
appearsIn Short Term 12 ⓘ
backstory estranged from her abusive father ⓘ
basedOn Grace from the 2009 Short Term 12 short film ⓘ
characterArc begins to open up emotionally ⓘ
learns to confront her past trauma ⓘ
closeTo Mason (Short Term 12) ⓘ
linked to: Short Term 12
conflict difficulty trusting others ⓘ
fear of becoming a parent due to her abusive upbringing ⓘ
copingMechanism emotional withdrawal ⓘ
overprotectiveness toward residents ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
createdBy Destin Daniel Cretton ⓘ
decision chooses to keep her baby by the end of the film ⓘ
discovers her pregnancy ⓘ
employer Short Term 12 group home ⓘ
linked to: Short Term 12
firstAppearance Short Term 12 (2013 film) ⓘ
linked to: Short Term 12
gender female ⓘ
genreContext independent drama film character ⓘ
hasTrauma childhood abuse ⓘ
self-harm history ⓘ
helps Jayden (Short Term 12) disclose abuse ⓘ
linked to: Short Term 12

Marcus (Short Term 12) transition out of the home ⓘ
language English-speaking character ⓘ
narrativeFunction bridge between staff and residents ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist of Short Term 12 ⓘ
occupation supervisor at a group home for at-risk teens ⓘ
personalityTrait compassionate ⓘ
emotionally guarded ⓘ
protective ⓘ
portrayedBy Brie Larson ⓘ
relationship romantic partner of Mason (Short Term 12) ⓘ
setting Southern California group home ⓘ
supervises Jayden (Short Term 12) ⓘ
Luis (Short Term 12) ⓘ
Marcus (Short Term 12) ⓘ
Sammy (Short Term 12) ⓘ
symbolizes resilience in the face of trauma ⓘ
themeConnection parallels between her trauma and the teens’ struggles ⓘ

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Brie Larson → characterPortrayed → Grace Howard in Short Term 12 ⓘ
Grace Howard (Short Term 12) → helps → Marcus (Short Term 12) transition out of the home ⓘ
subject linked to: Grace Howard in Short Term 12
linked to: Grace Howard in Short Term 12