This is due by 3:30pm on Friday 11/21.
Answer the following question:
How did the
main character change in your book? What were they like at the beginning and
what were they like at the end?
In your answer you must cite evidence from the beginning of the book that shows what they were like at the beginning AND cite evidence from the end of the book that shows how they have changed.
This means you have two quotes from the novel in your answer in addition to your explanation of the change. Your response must be at least 5 sentences and you must comment on 2 classmates posts.
93 comments:
In the beginning of the story Owen is a sorta quiet kid that dosent speak much. He keeps to himself most of the time and is really smart. In the beginning of the story Owen say " hoping he would take it easy on me ". Towards the end of the story owen bulks up and has more self respect. He says " I finally stood up for myself".
I am currently reading Summer of Secrets by: John Langan. In the beginning Ben was getting abused by his step dad and he was scared to tell people what happened. here is the evidence to support my claim. "I have a surprise for you, she paused to examine my face what happened to you ? that bruise looks painful. Its nothing I said almost without thinking." At the end of the book he wasn't afraid to tell anyone about his problems with his step dad, and his auntie Fay called the upper law enforcement. "you got two minutes till the police throw yo' butt in jail were you belong."
ggrayson good post
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Im am currently reading hoot by Carl Hiaasen. At the beginning of the story Roy was really quiet and was a nerd "im kinda scared of him" talking about the bully. Towards the end of the story Roy stood up to the bully and broke his nose when he was trying to hurt him " i'll write him a letter saying that i'm sorry." So pretty much he's showing he's kind and that he's kinda a nerd.
good blog @ggrayson
interesting @tullaH3
in the beginning of the story Mark Owen just graduating boot camp he enjoyed keeping to himself.in the book at the beginning he says being born in a small town in Alaska u learn to trust very few people. but towards the end of the book he learn that trusting people is the way to go. he said in his book that he trusted his whole company more then anyone in this world. also that you grow close to people that you spend a lot of time with. great blog @tullaH3 I enjoyed it. Also @ggrayson I like it but you should have added a little more
In my book Cover up by John Feinstein my character doesn't really change. His success as a new reporter does.
In my book v blood is thicker by paul langon,. The main charter Hakeem changes a lot. For example in the beggining he fells as if he can t well anyone how he feels or like he is alone.But at the end he feels much better and even likes to share his thoughts. ''I f we El better now that I can let loose.
@TULLA3 GREATER POST
Ggrayson..could of put more.
I'm currently done reading The Rivalry by John Feinstein. The main character in my book Stevie Thomas, didn't really change much but if I had to say something it would be about how in the beginning he was a little on the shy side. In the book Agent Dowling wanted him to sit in the room with the Vice President and talk to him for about 5 minutes. Stevie looked Agent Dowling right in the face and told him "I'm sorry but I'm not your guy for that job." He somewhat changed throughout the book but not that much. Near the ending when there were two guys trying to assasinate the mayor, Stevie wanted to help so Dowling told him to help search for the two men. When Stevie found the mayor he was in a room tied up. When Stevie soon realized the two men were also in the room they told him to keep quiet. After he refused the they attempted to intimidate Stevie not knowing he was a reporter. In the book it says Stevie said to one of the men, "I'm not afraid of you. "
@dwrask3 Nice Work!
@eyoung2 Could have had more but great effort!
I just finished Taken by Edward Bloor. The main character Charity Meyers starts as a girl who's afraid to make a move. When Charity was kidnapped she spent most of the time in the beginning thinking about waiting patiently for freedom. After time of being confused and frustrated Charity begins to question her kidnappers, get more info on what's going on around her and why, eventually convincing a kidnapper to help her even if they didn't get very far. Over time Charity's attitude changed from a innocent minded confused girl to a girl that had a goal and was making her way towards it.
@TullaH3 Sounds like a fun book to read, very dramatic. Good blog!
@ggrayson I like the ideas in your post, but next time don't try to cheat the sentences. Use more details to prove your point and you wont have to worry about sentences.
In the beginning of The Last Princess, Eliza was very sad about her mother’s death and she was always thinking about how her family is going to change so much without her mother. “My family had grown hollo inside, like an old tree dead at the roots but still standing. Our hearts were broken” (page 6). In the end of the book, Eliza had more courage and confidence, and she wasn’t scared of getting killed by Cornelius Hollister because she killed him first. She wasn’t going through life scared anymore. “I looked up at the sky, the rain falling in my eyes. ‘Thank you,’ I whispered to whoever was listening. We were alive” (page 290).
TullaH3: Good Job.
jnias4: Nice post.
I just finished the book cress at Marisa.The main character of my book is cress in the beginning she is just a girl that is living on a sates light in space. This is shown on page 1 it says "I'm just a girl living on a sate light. This shows that she is just a girl on a sati light. In the end she ends up saving the world along with her new friends cinder and scarlet. In the end cresses attitude changed by her first bing a normal girl to her saving the world with the help of two friends of course.
Awesome comment oyakel
Good post jperkins
At the beginning of the book , Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Michaelsen my main character Cole Mathews was a "violent juvenile offender" stated on page 4. Throughout the book he learned his ways on a diserted island. "I'm not ever going to hurt you " said Cole on page 236. Cole at the beginning of the book pounded Peter Driscoll's skull in the concrete now he won't hurt a fly. Cole has finally learned his ways
@ktodd4 nice explanation and great job
@njlewis nice job explaining sounds like a cool book.
He himself didn't really change. But his happiness changed throughout the book. At the beginning he wasn't that happy and his living conditions weren't good either. But at the end he was happier and he was living in a better place. For his birthday all he got was a working permit from his uncle, and Ty is only twelve. Also, he's not allowed to use the bathroom inside, so he has to use a Porta zpotti in the back. On page 13 it says, "Instead of climbing the stack of cinder blocks that served as the front step, Ty skirted around the house and down a small dirt trail that disappeared into the pines. He needed to use the bathroom, and Ty wasn't allowed to use the one in the house. Forty feet inside the tree line, the path ended at a bright blue Porta Potti. But at the end he moves with his brother who REALLY loves and cares about Ty. His house has a home theater and a backyard big enough to play an actual football game. On page 139 it says," 'It's only eighty-two hundred feet' Linda said to Thane. 'At two-seven it's the best bargain in northern New Jersey. The owner's wife missed her family and they moved back to Brazil.' " So that shows that Thane's house was way better than their Uncle's trailer.
JPerkins5 Good job on your blog
TullahH3 Sounds like a good but sad book
The book i am currently reading is the "screaming staircase".The main character is lockwood and his partner co.in the beggining of the story lockwood was not so skilled at hunting ghosts in haunted houses.evidence stating my claim "so it was not exactly an umblemished record that we took with us".therfore they were not so good at this activity.but as i go more into the story they became more experience.evidence stating my claim "we spent the first few hours carefully taking measurements and making observatins.as you can see he has became a better experienced hero.
nice work @tullah3
@tjhonson4 i like the sounds of your book.
@kbutler3 Good job sounds like the guy really changed.
@Vnelson Good job on using the quotes.
@aaChristian4. You could have did better.
I am reading Bartimaeus. I am on page 305 and this is how my main character has changed. He has changed in how he feels towards Nathaniel. At first he hated him because he hurt Bartimaeus. Now he has a respect for him because he can summon such a powerful demon.
@aachristian good blog
great job on your blog @tjohnson4
I read The LOTF by William G. and I finished it. In the beginning of the story Ralph kept to him self,"he wanted spew his opinion but faltered". He just didn't want to be helpless with all the boys on a deserted island.Then Ralph became dominant."say what you want to say piggy! Were all ears!". He continues this until the end and is rude.
TullaH3... Interesting post.
jnias... I like it continue the good work!
I have finished my book the phantom tollbooth, and in my book,the main character Milo changed big time. in the first chapter, he didn't like anything about where he was (like where he was was a boring place ). But when the tollbooth comes, and Milo goes on this spectacular adventure, he realizes that you have to make the best of where you are and what you have that is how he had changed throughout the book and to the last chapter.
bwilson2 i think that you might want to add more to your post.It will boost your grade.
debanks2... i like the feeling in your blog keep it up!
The book i read was The Apothecary by Maile Meloy. The main character in the book, Janie, begins very naive and unsure about a new life in England. The very idea of leaving America seems to really startle her, As she states on page 9 "I didn't want to move to London. I liked my friends, and I liked my school" She slowly overcomes this discomfort with the help of her friend Ben. As the plot progresses she begins to accept her new life and becomes very at home away from home.
dwrask42
indeed
eyoung2
uh... bit short, wouldn't you say so?
I am reading “Fake Me a Match” by Lauren Barnholdt and I just finished reading it. In the beginning of the book, Avery decided to not be honest and lie to everyone by changing the matches. On page 143, it says, “It seems as if someone has messed with the results.” She felt guilty, and on the end, she changes. She decided to tell everyone that she was the one who changed up the results. On page 264, Avery says, ”Yes, and I was the one that changed up the matches. I am here to apologize to everyone.”
@dwrask3 Great blog!
@vnelson2 Nice details! Seems fun.
The main character is Joey.At first all he is a guy who only cares about baseball.''I cant sleep'' ''You have to you've got a big game tomorrow.But towrds the end of the book he became more of a ''Ladies Man''.''Joey glanced at he and saw those big dark eyes unblinking.His face felt hot and not because of the sun.
I was currently reading the book Skinny by Donna Cooner. At the beginning of the book the main character, ever, is very uncomfortable about her weight and is very insecure about her weight. A quote that shows this is when she states on page 4," I cant escape me. Trapped in layers of blubber and excess everything. It all feels tight... stretched... uncomfortable." Towards the end of the book Ever is more confident about herself and her weight from the bypass surgery she gets. A statement that shows she is more confident is," surgery changed my stomach. losing weight changed my stomach.'
great job jatwood! very well writtten.
dwrask3 nice job. sounds like a good book!
I was reading the book Flipped by Wedalinn Van Draanen. In the beginning of the book the two main characters were not good friends. "why does she keep following me around" is what one character continued to think. "I need to get her back" is what the character that wanted nothing to do with her at first finds himself saying toward the end. At the end of the book the two become closer and share an honest relationship.
I am currently reading big Nate flips out, i have finished the book. The main character Nate changed dramatically in the start of the book he messy and couldn't get his stuff in order. For example, "This is, without a doubt," he announces his voice rising...THE MESSIEST HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT I'VE EVER SEEN!" he had all the right answers but the teacher couldn't read it. At the end of the book Nate and his best friend francis got into an argument for losing the teachers camera. After that he cleaned up his whole locker room to find the camera, and his Homework wasn't messy..it was clean.
Good blog @ggrayson
@tullah3 nice blog
I have read FableHaven by Brandon Mull and I am finished with the book. Kendra, one of the two main characters in my book has changed through out the book. At the beginning of the book, she is a goody goody who follows all of the rules, and doesn't want to do any thing to get in trouble. The evidence from the text is on page 27. "But Grandpa Sorenson doesn't want us in the woods." She goes from goody goody to a person who takes risks. This is shown by her finding out about the refuge FableHaven for mystical creatures, just knowing about it and helping car take it is dangerous. The evidence from the text is on page 75. "FableHaven would be too much to swallow for most people."
@TullaH3 Good job
@dwrask3 Great
In my book the Grimm conclusion the twins jorinda and joringel have changed in the book Because They both start out saying that they would never leave each other then jorinda leaves her mother and brother back at her old home while she lived with the prince. and that hurted joringel feelingsbBecause he really love's her and doesn't want to be by himself.
gpanipinto4
Great job
arizzo5
Good details
In my book "cover up" by John Feinstein the character Steve Thomas doesn't really change. The only thing that changes is his success as a reporter, and that had it's up and down. Overall nothing really changed in his actions. Arizzo5 good job on your blog. ggrayson good job with your details.
In my book Murdered, My Sweet, Jenny doesnt really change. She is always trying to get her mom down to reality, and always helping her mom "detect".
In my book 'Circus Galacticus' my character went from being a show off who "never will back down from a fight" to someone more wise. She changed when
'[she] ran for the switch to hold the door open' to save her friends, but she knew she would get captured.
The book that I read was Drama High: Holidaze by L. Divine. The character has changed in the book from agressive and loud to passive and laid back. "I dont understand why Misty dont like me! I did nothing to her! She just hating on me!" That was her agressive and loud side from the begining of the story. "Look, I dont even care no more, let her do her and I'm gonna do me. It dont make no sense to just keep arguing over nothing! I'm gonna be the bigger person and laugh at her." That was her passive and laid back side at the end of the story.
@zgraham24 You Did Good Best Friend !!!
The book that I finished is Nerds by Micheal Buckley And my character Jackson is patient in the beginning anxious in the end like he can't wait. He is patient because They were on a mission of revenge and Jackson said "my team you are to eager, but I know what im doing and surprising the enemy requires patience." He is anxious at the end Jackson said "im getting tired let's go attack" on their last and final mission in the book. Jackson is a great leader but if something takes to long he will just go do it and not wait. All together the team of Nerds are a good team that you can't break because their passion and love.
@gpanipinto4 Great Job !!
Tullah3 did good on his summary of his character.
dwrask3 did good in her summary of her character.
The book i was reading was bad girls dont die by katie alender. At the begining of the book katie the main character was really shallow and didnt talk to any one she hated the main cheer leader megan, at the begining of the book megan and alexis were arguing all the time. By the end of the book they were friends they started helping ech other and standing up for eavh other.
nice blog tbanks3
good details alandi4
The main character from my book, his name is wyatt and my book is QB1, changed from caring about what his dad thought about him and what he did, to not caring and knowing he doesn't have to have his dad's opinion of him to be good to know he's a good person/ football player.
The main character in my book is Percy Jackson in The son of neptune. The book is by Rick Riordan. In the begging of the book he lost his memory and didnt know where he is. "His memory was frusturatingly dim". Then at the end of the book it says "Percy sat for a while with tyson" who is his brother when he had his memory.
@cfuentes4 good job on your blog, good sentences.
@asizer3 Good job on your blog but you only made 3 sentences.
in the book in reading Dorrie diaries by Bertha king-man the character changed a lot throwout the story,in the beginning she was very shy "im usually the girl who sits in the back of a class room all by my self .(19)" but in the last few chapters she changes to a social person ."i got in trouble for talking to much in class this semester .(107)" that is why i think Dorrie has change threw out this book.
good job @AMOSKALEKO5 KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK...!!!
I'm reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell and on page 344. In the beginning Cath was needy, it says '"We've shared a room for eighteen years'...(Wren. Her sister responded with "'And it's worked out great"', it shows that she is needy. In the end show grows into her own skin and let's go of her twin sister,"'I rather be broken than wasted."' Her sister was a drunk so she thats why she said tha.
Asizer3
Good Job
Cfuenter4
Great Job
In my book Percy Jackson and the lightning thief by Rick Riordan it's kinda obvious that the main character is Percy Jackson. At the beginning of the book he seems like a really bad kid. I know that from when it says "I've been kicked out of so many schools that I don't remember the first"(pg.16). But as the book progresses he changes, he starts to turn into a well-mannered kid with a lot of responsibility in his hands. I know he was a good, well- mannered kid when he saves the world and "returns [Zeus's] lightning bolt" (pg.189).
AParker5: Good job!
AMoskolento5: I've read your book before and it was good.
@AParker nice blog
@Asizer6 keep up the good work.
I just finished reading Houdini by Clinton Cox, and I am done with the book. Houdini, the main character, changed throughout the book by starting out as a very peasant young boy, "He was one of six children to survive to adulthood in desperately poor family" (1). Throughout the years he kept trying to become famous and be everything he dreamed about. Then Bess, Houdini's wife,states,"The world will never know what I have lost" (186). The man who went through everything finally ended his life as a legacy.
ggrayson6: Keep up the good work.
Abedard6: Amazing blog!
The book I am reading is called “A girl named disaster” and I am done with the book now. The character in my book (Nhamo) changed because at the beginning of the book she was upset and being forced to marry a cruel man that didn’t know how to treat a woman. Nhamo was fed up with all of it so she ran away. Towards the end of the book Nhamo started to realize that she should go back and stand up to the man. Her attitude really changed at the end of the book and she went on about life after she did what she had to.
mmoss6 nice job.
amoskalenko5 great job on your blog keep it up.
The main character changed in my book because I thought she really was going to turn her parents in, But she didn’t the book ended it was shocking! korrina was very scared of being arrested and she had known that the camps are not good places to be. In the beginning she hated Jews she had no love for them. In the end of the book she noticed that Jews were human they were getting arrested for no reason.korrina says “mama I hope will we be behind someone’s bedroom wall”. “
i am currently reading kid rules the world by k.l. going and I'm on page 3. My character troy all ready changes in the beginning because he is thinking about suicide.Curt changes his mine because as the train passes troy and curt are still talking. Troy than takes Curt out to lunch and curt asks him to be in his band. this gives the Troy the confidence he needs
good blog @mmoss6
nice job @abedard6
Tsfoye6 good job. That sounds interesting. Keep up the good work.
Abenard6 good job on your blog. Amazing job!
In my book Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown my main character, Jennie, didn't really change throughout the story. But what did happen was her thoughts and perspective of her fiancé brother ,Quinn, did. At first she believed Quinn was suffering also from the loss of his brother when he returned from the war "It takes all my resilience to walk across the room and slip my hand into Quinn's. He is suffering, too, after all." On page 15. She then realizes he's just as cold-hearted, stuck up and rude as he was before when they were younger "Quinn ignores her, an old and useful habit," on page 2, "As we got older, we avoided our cousin rather than shrivel under his scorn." On page 13, "You killed him, my nightmares, the strangling-- Will had been warning me. It is all so stunningly, horrifically clear. I step back. You killed you're own brother." On page 263. Those examples shows how her perspective changed on Quinn throughout the story.
@Tsfuller6 nice job
@Aparker5 great citing
i just currentky finished "The Heartbreak Messenger" by Alexander Vance. Quentin changed because he wasn't good with communicating with people. Like when Marcus was asking him about breaking up with his girlfriend for him. "I'm not good woth talking with people,I'm not really what you would call "social" (25)." Then, towards the end of the book it was easier for him to talk with other people, and communicate correctly. "Since I took this job, it's been easier to talk to other people (162).
Tsfuller6 good job.
TullaH3 great blog.
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