In the beginning of Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, Winnie is impatient. In the quote “Look here, toad,” she said, thrusting her arms through the bars of the fence and plucking at the weeds on the other side. “I don’t think I can stand it much longer.” ,Winnie is impatient to get out of the yard. She is reaching through the fence trying to get out of her yard.She does not think she can stand being under their watch all the time, and inside the fence.Also, another example is, “ “See?” said Winnie to the toad. “That’s just what I mean. It’s like that every minute. If I had a sister or a brother, there’d be someone else for them to watch.” Winnie’s tone shows that she is getting impatient. She wants a younger sibling. Winnie hopes that if