A Glass of Milk, Please

Main Characters and Their Development

• Dina, the novel’s main heroine, appears as a young girl whose naivety and vulnerability collide with the harsh reality of the adult world. Her inner life is full of contradictions: fear and hope, shame and longing for love, despair and willpower. Throughout the narrative, Dina journeys from a defenseless victim of circumstance to a woman who finds her own voice and dignity. Her development is a subtle, almost invisible transformation, where every pain and every joy become steps toward inner freedom. Around Dina unfolds a gallery of secondary characters: a strict and distant mother whose love seems unattainable; men whose actions leave indelible marks on the heroine’s soul; and chance acquaintances whose gazes reflect the full spectrum of human emotion—from compassion to indifference. Each of them, like a mirror, helps Dina understand herself and her place in the world, and their interactions become catalysts for her coming of age and inner transformation.