Understanding the setting and characters in 'The Borrowers'

The opening introduces the Clock family as the main characters and describes the setting of their home. The Clock family live under the kitchen floorboards and access the upstairs through a hole at the bottom of a clock. The Clock family’s home is made up of items borrowed from the human “beans”, which are used in new ways. A character trait is a special quality that makes a character in a story unique or interesting. We can infer different character traits of Pod, Homily and Arrietty through exploring their experiences and actions.