Character+challenges+in+the+Girl+Who+Loved+Tom+Gordon

- Trisha's challenge is accepting the fact that Tom Gordon isn't really with her in the woods and that it is an illusion used to make her feel better and get past her fears of being alone in the woods. - Trisha’s mom’s challenge is accepting the fact that her daughter is lost without her there to protect her. Also another one of the mom’s challenges is having to talk her husband again to try and find Trisha.