The book I read for the second quarter was called It’s Kind Of A Funny Story written by Ned Vizzini. The character I would like to focus on in this novel is the protagonist and narrator named Craig Gilner. At the beginning of this novel it is very apparent that Craig is under a lot of pressure to succeed in life. It says he attends a preparatory high school that pushes students and seemed to push Craig a little too far. Two words that I would use to describe Craig would be intelligent and observant. Based on the school he attends it is obvious that he is an intelligent person and he often mentions how talking sometimes is difficult for him so he tends to watch and analyze people instead. I could really connect with character because he snapped under the pressure of succeeding in school and I sometimes feel that it is common among me and my friends to feel as if we are going exhausted and ready to collapse under the pressure. Another reason why I really connected with him as a character is because he realizes that he is going through a rough time and instead of just complaining and not doing anything he decides to take action and improve his situation. Throughout the novel he goes through a drastic change in character because he ends up improving his life and learning new lessons along the way. The story would be drastically different without him in it because he is the main character and all of the major plot points throughout the story involve him. Overall he was a very interesting character to read about and really brought the story to life.
This seems like an interesting book that I would appreciate since I find it easier to read and enjoy a novel when I am able to relate to a character. In this case, it seems that I would also relate to the protagonist, Craig, in the same way you did with being under lots of pressure. I’m sure many teens can say the same because school is a complex part of our lives where we are held to many expectations and fear if we will be “good enough” to succeed.
ReplyDeleteI believe that my character relates to your character because my character, Jacob, also snapped under pressure when his mom and died. He snapped under pressure and ran away from home to join the circus. This drastic change affected his life but he also learned from it like your character.
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