Mad? You slam a door. Hurt? You cry or run away. Sad? You slump your shoulders. What you say and do communicate your mood and even your personality. The same is true for book characters. Pretend you have just been told by a family member that you must spend the entire summer at a distant relatives house in another country. How would you react? How would your main character react?
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Jazmin, great thoughts! I would have reacted the same way to my parents telling me to go half way around the world for the summer. What book is it that you are specifically reading? I can't believe your character would have been so upset with her mom! Wow! That's ridiculous.
If I was told I was to spend the summer in another country I would be more than willing to pack my bags and head out the door. I would be super excited to learn about the people in this differrent country and I bet the scenery woyuld be so beautiful and out of the norm. I think its good to experience new things and this could vey well be the chance of a lifetime to travel to a faraway place. On the other hand Jolly, frm "Make Lemonade" would react in such a different way. SHe would be so upset and would do ANYTHING to get herself out of it. In the book it seems like Jolly doesnt like change therefore, she would act shocked and angry. If she ended up going, she wouldnt be open to try and experience new things and wouldnt enjoy herself as much as she should.
ReplyDeleteIf I was to spend my summer in another country with some relatives I would probably be happy depending on what country i'm spending my summer at. If my main character had to do that, she wouldn't have gone anyways because she has to feed and take care of her mother and sister since her father died.
ReplyDeleteIf I was told that I was going to be banished to a relatives house in a different country, my first reaction would probably be to scream. I would be ecstactic for the chance to reside and learn about a completely different culture and country...but also very sad from even the thought of leaving my friends and family back at home. Not only would i get serious homesickness, but being suddenly thrust into a totally new enviroment would take some getting used to also. My main character would also most likely not be too comfortable with the idea of being seperated from her mom and her two best friends either but would probably relenquish in the reality of escaping from all her worries and stress for a while.
ReplyDeleteMy character Bobby would be upset about leaving Addie, Skeezie, and Joe because they are his only friends. He would miss his dad alot since his mom left him and she is not there anymore. He might not even want to go because he doesn't like them or know them. I am reading " The Misfits" by: James Howe.
ReplyDeleteWow Norma, I would have reacted the same way in this situation! But your character must have a really hard time with just life in general. In a way our characters are in the same situation...they have to take care of people and children and both of their fathers are dead.
ReplyDeleteIf I had been told to spend the summer at a relative's house I might, depending on the realitive,be either extremly excited to go or I would be really sad. for me i think Katniss would be super excited to go too, but she probably want to go somewhere with food.
ReplyDeleteIf i had to spend a summer in another country with relativei think i would like it depending on were its at,for example if i went to the country i would like it but if i went to a place that has alot of basketball courts,and i think that my main character Slam would because he likes playing basketball with experience people and he might miss his friend or family.
ReplyDeleteMichelle I feel the same way. It would be cool to stay in another country, but it would also be kind of weird and akward because I wouldnt know anybody. My main character as kind of short tempered and crazy so he would deffinatly not like it. He would probably get mad and break somthing, then ramble on about not seeing his friends or his grandfather.
ReplyDeleteCourtney, I agree I think since those were the only people he really knew and the only people who understood him he would be upset aboving leaving.
ReplyDeleteHow I would react to this depends on who the relatives are and where I am going. If the relatives are nice and it's a cool country I would be happy about going. However if I don't like the relatives or the country I probably wouldn't enjoy going. I think Matilda would hate being sent away, as she despises being sent to a farm only a couple miles away from home in the book I am reading and this would be amplified if it was in another country. I am reading "Fever 1793"
ReplyDeleteIf my mom and dad told me that for the entire summer i was staying in a totally different country without my friends i would have very mixed feelings towards the situation. On one side i would be insanely excited and curious of what there cities and towns are like. I would love to meet new people and the cultures they share. Also, all the different types of food they eat in this different country! I love seeing the different types of clothing and outfits other countries wear, im all about fashion so that would be a mega plus! Yet, on the other hand i would be very upset if my parents told me. Not seeing my best friend, Stephanie, for a whole summer would drive me insane! I would have to talk to her everyday and write notes and letters. What if I didnt like being there and wanted to go home? There would be no way back. So, I very mixed feelings toweards leaving for an entire summer.
ReplyDeletei would be more than happy to go to another country. It would be a great chance to get out of the house and meet new people and go to new a new place. It would be upsetting at the same time because id be away from my sisters and my parents but id make the most of my trip while i was there.
ReplyDeleteIf i was to travel half way around the world to vist distance relative's house I would be happy to go because I have always wanted to travel also it would be a great chance to have new experiences such as new foods,the new people, there language. It would also be a littel funny tring to communicate with them if they spoke other languge. If Raspberry had to go she would say no because she likes her mom a lot and she is all she has left and i realy dont think she would want to leave her just to vist her family.
ReplyDeleteAlso, for my book "Make Lemonade" I think Jolly would have a totally different perspective. She would not want to leave her kids, Jilly and Jeremy. She would need money in the first place and a job in the other country as well in her own. Lavaughn i think would love to get away from school, work, and her mother. I think she would enjoy a stay with her relatives and being far from her home town. Not having to deal with drama and getting a well paid job in this other country. Jilly and Jeremy, Jolly's children would absoloutly enjoy getting out of the house (small) and going for an adventure! They would love to see how different their life is from other people. And they would have lots of fun as well. I think for my book, "make lemonade" has a very defferent perspective then I do.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Norma, in that I might go depending on when and where i was going. My character wouldn't have gone either because he would be leaving the people he cared about most, and his brothers probably wouldn't be able to afford it either.
ReplyDeleteWell my main character's parents are dead, but if my character heard that he would have to go to another country they would not go because their friends (gang members) are all there and they stick together.They would freak and not go
ReplyDeleteIf my mom told me to go to a relatives house for the summer i would flip! I would want to do things that i like to do not things i am forcced to do.I mean i spend most of my year in school, summer is my time to relax and do what i want.The character in my book Matilda would act the same way. The book had a scene where Matilda had to leave home and go with her grandfather to the country because her mom was sick and she didnt want Mattie getting sick. When Mattie found out that she had to go live in the country she flipped also, she wanted to stay home and take care of her sick and dying mother.Matilda argued against her will but was still forced to go to the country.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you. It would be pretty awesome to go to a different country, but it would be a little getting used to because your in a totally different area with different people. I went to Malaysia for two weeks with my family and I could barely handle it there! I would also miss my friends a lot. I think the main charecter of my book, Lavaughn, would have a major freak out if she found out that her mom was sending her to a different country. She would most likely get homesick and miss all of her friends and her mom.
If my mom had sent me to live with a distant relative in another country I think I would be pretty excited depending on the country I was sent to. I think it would be awesome to learn another culture and meet new people. I think I would want to go to Europe maybe England, Italy, or Spain. One of the main reasons I would hope it was Europe was that I could actually find enough kids for a soccer game! I don't think that my charachter would like being sent away because the gang is really the only people he fits in with and would never want to leave them.
ReplyDeleteIf my parents told me I was going to spend the summer with distant relatives in a different country, my mood would depend on who I was staying with and where it is. If it were to like some city with someone I hated, I would be like, yea right, you wish I were going. If it were on a farm with a family member that I never see and that I like, I would be like, what are we waiting for? Start driving! If Ponyboy were in this situation, I think he would not go. He spends all day with his gang members and I think he would miss all of them if he left.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andrew that I would hate being forced to do things in that counrty. While I think it would be cool to go I would want to do what I want there.
ReplyDeleteIf i was told that i had to go live with a distant reelative in another country i think i would be furious. I think i would be this mad because i couldnt hang out eith my friends and familyand because i couldnt go fishing and a whole other bunch of stuff that i love to do. My charicter would also be mad because he also miss hanging with his friends but at the same time want to leave because he thinks his brother doesnt want him.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely with you Jessica. I would be very excited but would also be dissapointed not to be able to see my friends that I only see in the summer. I definetely agree with you on seeing the food in that country. My first love is soccer budt my second love is food. Even if I made great friends there and the food was amazing I think that a month would be a long enough stay from home.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Chelsea. I would hop on the idea(if it wasn't something stupid). I have to live with the same people everyday and see them all day and it gets boring. If it were a relative I never saw, I would be more then happy to go.
ReplyDeleteIf I was told I had to go to a relative for the summer i would be mad and refuse to go.
ReplyDeleteI would sit here in the U.S. instead of going because I'm too lazy to get on a plane and travel and I would rather play video games and computer games and sports and drink Pepsi all day. The character 'Slam' in the book 'Slam' would probably not want to go either because they might not have basketball there and he would want to chill with his homies.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Karl because that's exactly how I would feel.
ReplyDeleteI agree with jenna because sitting in the house all day with the same people getting on you're nerves and be wanting to fight them every day!!! If i had to the oppertunity to go live with a distance relative i would!! and you should to!!
ReplyDeleteIn my book "Make Lemonade", i know that if LaVaughn were told to move away she would be so mad. She is not the kind of person i could see wanting to try new things. She wouldnt want to leave behind her Mom or Jolly and her kids. I know that if i was asked to Move away i would also be mad. Its not that i dont like to do things by myself, im very independent, its just a whole summer? Away from home? I just couldn't leave all my friends behind, and my family, that would be to hard.
ReplyDeleteI would not leave.you couldn't pay me enough to fly across the country. They would have to come and see me .First i'm afraid of planes air,heights and looking up downing over water .while 50000FT in the air.Your pyscho.My character would definetly leave to go to visist and leave the ghetto.Any other place would be pardise to her.she would leave because every place is filled in with memory of living on the streets and getting robbeed. she also would want to leave so she wouldn't have to deal with Ja'nae or Zora or biggest factor her mother.
ReplyDeleteI agree Jazmin because in my book Slam it seems that if Slam were sent away to another country that he would never be able to get his mind off Mtisha and he would be trying to call her every single second of the day. If Slam was all by himself with another family he would be very depressed because he wouldnt be able to see his family and friends and he wouldnt be able to get back on the court. There is a reason it would be good for him thought because he would be able to get his mind off of the other things including all of the drama but I personally think he would miss everybody too much and he would not allow it. I think it would have been a wonderful opportunuity for him because he would be able to find out how to survive without his family and Mtisha. Also, Slam would be able to meet other people and have a wonderful opportunity
ReplyDeleteI would not want to move in the first place and second place i would feel sad and mad.
ReplyDeleteI think Rashpberry will feel sad and she will not wantto leave Zora.
The book I am reading is Make Lemonaid, by Virginia Euwer Wolff. The character is Jolly, she is a 17 yearo old single mother, looking for a job because she was just fired from her only job bringing in income to support her family. She hired LaVaughn to baby-sit while Jolly went to work at night. If Jolly was shipped off to some country to stay with family for the summer, I do not think she will like it. I think her family will try to control Jolly and what she does with her kids. I also think she will start missing LaVaughn because she has been helping wevery way she can, and always there to be a friend. I think Jermey and Jilly, Jolly kids, wont feel very protective because they are in a different sourndings. I also think they will miss LaVaughn because she have grown close to her. I wouldn’t feel so happy because I am going to miss my friends and miss my mom. I also would feel not so conforable because I won’t no them like that.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andrew S. Because I think kids don't get any freedom untill summer and if my mom made me go to a persons house I would be mad.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Karl and Mark because if i had to go live with any of my realatives i would be really mad because i would miss a lot of activities and instead of going i could seat in my backyard drinking soda and maybe play a little soccer then take a shower and rest till supper is ready. And I think Slam! would not agree because he doesn't really like travelling and he wouldn't leave his family behind.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Karl because I will not want to go over a relative house because some of my relative
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@ Jessica Creagan:
ReplyDeleteGreat points, I adored them! Sure you get to visit another country and have a completely different taste of culture (Pun), but I also have to agree that my heart would be tugged at. Friends are something that should never be left behind and sitting infront of a lightbulb with words on it don't do.
The book that I am reading is Make Lemonade. The character that i will be using in this post is Jolly. If my mom told me that i had to go live half way around the world i would be upset because i would miss my friends and my family. But then again i would be happy because it would be a brand new opportunity. that opportunity would be to meet new people, and try new food.
ReplyDeleteJolly would say that she does not have any family so she would flip out completly
I would not want to spend my whole summer with a distant relative because I don't have any distant relatives that I know of. Second of all I would feel really weird because I'm not at my original home. I would be angry with my parents because they scheduled it without even confronting me about it. I think the main character in my book would take it pretty hard because she really doesn't know any better than taking care of her mother and sister. She really hasn't any experience on her own. She hasn't had any of her teenage years to herself, they are all devoted to her mom, sister, and now the Hunger Games.
ReplyDeleteIagree with you Norma because I would be happy to go and live in a different country even if it was just a little while.
ReplyDeleteIf i was told i was going to another country i would be trilled.It would be fun to go somewhere else and meet people completly different than at home. My main character would also be excited because he would get to leave camp green lake and get away from digging holes all day.
ReplyDeleteif i was told that i had to move to another country i would be so happy. i would love to go to japan. this is because i mneed a break from my family. as for rassberry, she would hate it. this is because she has a strong bond with her mother.
ReplyDeleteIf I was told to go to another country for the summer with a relative I would be estatic at first just like anyother teenager would. But I think as time would progress I would start to regret my choice to go. Although spending time away from your family is sometimes needed, think about how much you really do need them. In my book the Misfits the main character Bobby would probaly be kind of weary about his choice. He would do this because he likes the point at were his life is. The misfits are getting a say and he was behind the whole opperation. Although things could get better for him I think a vacation isnt what he needs all he needs is his friends.
ReplyDeleteit would depend on what family members house i went to like if it was my god parents house i would be happy but then again a little mad because it is fun there but i would miss my family back at home and would not see them for a while. but for my main character i would not know because i dont know anything about his family but if it was like mine he would probiblly be mad becuase he would have to leave while he is on a basketball team and would have to go to another school and tryout for their basketbsll team where he will never start but at the school he goes to he will probibally start after the coach starts to like him.
ReplyDeleteif my parents told me that i would spend a whole summer in a distant relatives house in another country i would be ok about it if they relatives were nice, but if they were mean and didnt like me i would not want to stay there then i would not want to stay there any more because it would be uncomfortable. i think my character would not want to go because he cant even last 5 days in the book he wont last a whole summer.
ReplyDeleteMichelle, I would feel the same way as well, since you spent most of your life learning the culture you were born in and the just like that having to learn a new one. Whats worse is that you have to leave all your loved ones behind.
ReplyDeleteIf I were going to another country to stay with a distant relative, I would go CRAZY!!!! That would be the best thing that ever happened to me. No softball, no sister, just hanging out in a new place and enjoying myself. I probably wouldn't even shead a tear as I walked out the door. Haha. i guess that is kind of mean though... And Mary Lou, from my book "Apsolutely Normal Chaos", would probably more willing to go than me! She would get out of chores, get out of her stuffed up, crowded house, and she would be taking care of rather than her taking care of Carl Ray. Logan: We are total opposites, and our characters are, too!
ReplyDeletePersonally for me my first reaction would be more anger and frustration over being sad. Once this actually has happened to me I was sent to live in Japan with my cousins. I was NOT happy and I did NOT want to leave but oin the end I was really happy I did go because I haven't seen them since. For my character Mary Lou she would be joyful from the beginning. MAinly just because she would want a break from her persnickety mom, angermanagment father,3 obnoxious little brothers, and her self absorbed older sister. On top of that her lazy cousin. Basically it would be like Heaven to her and she would not want to come back home.....
ReplyDeleteI agree with Chelsea I would love to go to another country. It would be really cool to see how they run thing there. And I think it would be a good experience to learn a different languege.
ReplyDeleteIf i was told that i was gooing to spend the summer with distant relitives, i would pretty much act neutrel. What if the country i was going to had cold weather? No swimming....I would also be happy because i would be avle to explore new places, other than small town Deleware, that would be pretty exciting. My character on the other hand probually would probually act the same way, because she doesnt like being away from her family, but then again she would enjoy the fever free air, and would also enjoy exploring, much like me.
ReplyDeleteIf my parents told me that i was moving to a different country i would be mad, because i wouldnt now anybody, and it would just be weird. For example I wouldnt know the laguage and I wouldnt now what they are saying. So i guess it would be ok to live in a differnt country except for the fact that i wouldnt know anything.
ReplyDeleteJenna! I totally agree with you, my response would be the same way! I would love seeing new sights, but just like you said, i would probually regret the choice i make. Either because i was away from family, or away from the small state itself. I would definatly also miss the warm, and peaceful weather we have here in Deleware.
ReplyDeleteIf i was told that i had to move to another country i would be mad cause i do not know there culture
ReplyDeleteIf i was told i had to movie to a new country or town i just lose it because i love my home and all my friends
ReplyDeleteIf i was going to go to a different country i would be excited because i would want to know the there language and culture because there my family and it would be awsome
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