Thursday, February 21, 2019
Blog Response #10
Take a moment to describe the main character of your book. Introduce him/her to the blog. How do you envision him/her? What physical characteristics does he/she possess? What personality traits does he/she have? What does he/she use for motivation in your book? How does he/she interact with those around him/her? What does your main character add to the story? If this person truly existed in your world, would you hang out with him/her? Would you even like this person? When writing responses to the blogs of others, please try to make connections with the character or characters from your book.
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The book that I'm reading right now has more than one main character. But I decided to introduce Mr. Griffin, because without him the other characters wouldn't even be important. Mr. Griffin is a forty-one years old English teacher at Del Norte High. He is very strict and has really high expectations, he’s sort of a perfectionist when it comes to writing papers. He’s also pretty hard on his students and grading his students' papers makes him even more unpopular. He takes no excuses and it seems like he doesn’t care about his students, but he does in a way that isn’t immediately recognizable. He only wants his students to try their best, but that becomes his fatality.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to how he is a perfectionist when writing papers because that was me!! Knowing that he is a hard grader reminds me of KJ!! sounds like a good book!!
Deletei think that this book sounds very interesting. i think that you chose the character that dies as the main character is unusual.
DeleteSounds interesting what kind of problems does your character face and how does he deal with it, would you like him if you knew him?
Deletemy main character's name is Amir and he is kind of quite and a little reserved. Amir's only friend is his neighbor Hassan. Amir does not have a lot of close relationships because he is not close with his dad and his mom died during childbirth. Amir adds a bit of wonder to the book because when reading i wonder what i would do if i were in his shoes!! i sometimes think i would like Amir but othertimes i dont really like him because at certain points of the book he portrays himself as better than Hassan because he is in a different social class
ReplyDeleteI read the Kite Runner too and i get where you are coming from, because at certain points Amir is a nice kid but in other situations he is really jealous and does stupid things.
DeleteI also read this book and yeah I agree 100% with both of you. Its sad how at times Amir thinks less of Hassan because of the social classes. I hope you are enjoying it! If not, keeping reading because it only gets better!
DeleteThe main character in my book, Arthur, does not have very many friends on earth either. He just never allowed himself to get close to anyone on earth. I also have no idea what I would do if I was in their shoes because it is a completely different world in my book. I am a little on and off with liking my character as well, but in the end I think that I like him.
Deletei am reading the book perks of being a wallflower and i the main character is charlie and charlie and your main charter kinda connect due to the fact that they are both very shy
DeleteThe main character in the book im reading is named Jayson. He is a middle school kid who i imagine him being a short kid. Jayson is one of the fastest kids at school and he is a pretty tough kid. He likes to keep to himself and when he plays basketball he plays angry. He uses winning the basketball championship for his motivation. He keeps to himself and doesnt really like talking to other people. I dont think i would really like my character because he keeps to himself.
ReplyDeletewhen i used to play basketball i would get very angry too and i would try to keep it myself also
Deletei play angry basketball too, i also keep to myself when i play. winning a championship would definitely motivate me.
Deletecharlie and Jason can relate they are both physically strong charlie isn't so much mentally strong but we will keep this discussion going in are group
Deletei would get very angry playing basketball too i think because i cant make very many shots when i play. hopefully you start to like him more as the book goes on.
DeleteWhen i used to play basketball I wasnt the best and thats what made me mad. If I missed my shots I would struggle becaus eI would get upside.
DeleteAnne is the main character in my book. She is the mom of the baby and all she really does is cry because of her daughter. she also destroys a lot of evidence. I think Anne is very skinny and pale with a red nose and droopy eye from crying all the time. She used to be fun and up beat now shes depressed. the only thing that motivates her is her daughter and even sometimes that is hard for her. Anne doesn't really interact with anyone because shes to heartbroken.She adds to the story by being able to sympathize with her. i would not like to hang out with her is real life because i think she would be very shy and she would bring her daughter along and all she does is cry. I dont know if i would like her, i feel like i would feel sorry for er but thats it.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Killing Mr. Griffin and i this book there's a character called Susan. She reminds me of Anne because she cries a lot too and i also think she is very skinny and pale.
DeleteI probably wouldn't want to hangout with Anne either because I'm really awkward in those type of situations and I wouldn't know what to do or say.
DeleteI am reading The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy and there is a character in my book who is also very depressed. His name is Marvin and he is a robot who was programmed to feel emotions. Marvin is more similar to Anne than you might think. Marvin is super depressed and just wants to turn himself off in a corner and do nothing for the rest of time. He tries not to interact with anyone because he thinks they all hate him. The only time he does anything or says anything is when people tell him to do something or ask him a question.
Deletein my book charlie is the main character. charlie over thinks everything he is a freshman in high school and he is very smart but he has a handful of problems of his own in this book SAM and Patrick are a huge motivator because he is now going to party's and getting things of charlies mind i would not hang out with charlie do to several reasons. i would not hang out with charlie.we both go out and have a good time on Friday Saturday nights but that the only thing i can really connect to
ReplyDeleteSounds like the average highschooler at Western Dubuque. Would you say the book is good so far or un-entertaining and unrealistic.
Deletemy main characters name is brian. he is the kid who gets to be the batboy for the detroit tigers. i envision him being very athletic and nice. i think he probably is very fit and healthy. he uses his parents as motivation to keep being better at baseball. he interacts with others very well he is a very nice person to everybody. yes i would hang out with him because he loves baseball and so do i. i played a lot of baseball in my life.
ReplyDeleteBrian sounds like a guy i would want have on my team if i was playing baseball.
DeleteAre you and Brian similar in anyway besides you both like baseball?
DeleteDo you think you and Brian would be good friends.
DeleteBrian sound like a good friend and a good baseball player. Would you want him on your team?
DeleteThats pretty cool how he is the batboy of the tigers and have a book about him considering he aint much of a player.
DeleteI've also read this book, and the bat boy was always trying to improve himself to help the team and to help himself get better.
DeleteBrian sounds the main character in my book named Charlie who is very nice and likable and also plays baseball
DeleteMy main characters name is Mia. She is a 17 year old high school girl that live in Oregon. she is always practicing her cello skills. she is trying to get in to a music school to play the cello. so she is always practicing that. so the cello and the school is motivating her. mia adds excitement to the book and makes the book more interesting. if this person existed i probably wouldnt hang with her. im not sure how i would feel about mia but i could probably get used to her
ReplyDeleteI am reading Prodigy and there are two main characters named Day and June. Day is a criminal but all of the stuff he does he does for his family. If he steals something its either stuff like medicine to help his family or he steals something to sell to have money for his family. He is 15 and is the most wanted criminal. You also find out that Day isn't his real name. June is also 15 but is a famous soldier and extremely rich. She is the one that captures Day and interrogates him. The government told her that Day killed her brother but she slowly realizes that Day had nothing to with it. Her brother died because the Government had a soldier kill him. She helps Day escape and looses everything for him.
ReplyDeleteIf you had to choose one of them to hang out with for a day which one would you pick? They both sound like they live very interesting lives.
DeleteMy main character in my book Found, is Jonah. I see him as a middle schooler trying to figure out how his next day at school is going to be and what girls are gonna notice him when all of a sudden his world gets turned upside down. The author never really described his physical appearance of jonah. He just found out that he was one of the missing and now he is trying too figure out what that means.He seems like an alright kid if I were in his shoes I think I would be freaking out a little bit more than he would be he is pretty col headed.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what it means by hes missing, and why would he of all people not know.
DeleteThe Main character in my book the Maze Runner is Tomas That is about our age just out of high school and he woke up in and elevator. He is smart and is kinda a leader he is brave too I think i would like him
ReplyDeleteWould you be friends with him or talk to him?
DeleteWhats Thomas's motivation in the book? Does Thomas bring anything to your book?
Deletewould you be Friends with him if he was in your life
Deletethe book i'm reading the main character is clay he plays foot ball. he plays wide receiver he is really good until he got hit really hard and got a concussion so now he is scared to catch the ball because he might get hit again. but he does not want to let down his best friends who is the quarterback.clay the main character has a really strong connection with the foot ball coach it kinda reminds me of me and a family friend and how that they try to teach life lessons.
ReplyDeleteI am also reading a book about football and the main character plays on the football team too. Boobie got in a football accident and strained a ligament in his knee and is really worried about the rest of the season.
Deletesounds like an intresting character.
DeleteDo you think you and the main character would be good friends in real life.
DeleteI would like to meet this character sound cool
Deletewould you be scared if you got a concussion to play again
DeleteThat sounds really good and i kinda want to read the book now. It reminds me of my cousin who used to play football but, then something happened and now if he plays and gets hit to hard in the head he could get seriously injured.
DeleteThe main character of Friday Night Lights would have to be Boobie Miles. I would have to envision him as a stereotypical jock back in the day wearing the letterman jacket dating the cheerleader. I believe he is tall and built pretty stout. His motivation for football comes from the team and the town of Odessa. He seems like he interacts with the team very well and really tries his hardest for the sport. If Boobie was alive in real life I would not really hangout with him because I feel like he would only talk about football and although I like to watch football its not my life. I would maybe talk to him in school but would probably never hangout outside of school.
ReplyDeleteWhen your finished with the book, you should watch the movie. Great movie and story. You are going to love the ending.
DeleteSounds like a preaty cool guy i want to read the book now.
DeleteYour book sounds like it follows a kid through high school in his football life. I've read plenty of these types of books, I think they are pretty intresting.
DeleteThe main character of the book is a human named Arthur. He is a mild looking middle aged man with a little grey hair. He is about average height, being rather thin with a light build. He doesn’t have many strong emotions unless he is under pressure, where he really comes through. He is a rather friendly guy without being too charming. The biggest thing he does for the story is simply be normal. It is one of the few things my mind can comprehend in a galaxy full of aliens. He is an average human who acts how an average human would, showing what normal people do in a world full of crazies. If Arthur existed in real life I would probably not hang out with him because he seems pretty boring without an interesting backstory.
ReplyDeleteThe character in your story seems pretty boring but your story overall sounds pretty awesome about the galaxy and space and everything else I would kind of want to read your book.
DeleteThe main character in Where Things Come Back in a guy named Cullen. I envision him as a quit guy who likes to keep things to himself. It still kind of to early in the book to know about him, Cullen talks more about his family and the people around him then himself. If Cullen truly existed in my world i think I would just say hi to him once in a while talk to him once in awhile because he just seems like the type of person to be quite. I would like Cullen because he is to himself and seems nice.
ReplyDeleteI kind of see myself in his shoes because I like keeping to myself sometimes but then again other times I don't. I would probably do the same thing that you'd do and just say hi to him every once in awhile.
DeleteYour character is the opposite of mine (Noah), Noah is outgoing and doesn't necessarily have to have attention but he is well known and helpful, your character seems quiet but yet helpful.
DeleteI'm reading the book The Lovely Bones and the main character in the book is Susie Salmon. She's a 14 year old girl whos really average, she's smart and very kind. She has a really normal life and family up until she was murdered. I picture her having dirty blonde curly hair and always having a book on her. All of her teachers loved her, she always participated although she was shy. Susie talks about everything differently than others, she sees things in a different perspective than normal people. If Susie existed I would probably hangout with her. I feel like I would like her although I think were very different.
ReplyDeleteSusie has something in common with one of the characters in my book, his name is Oslo and he died of a over dose. both terrible ways to pass.
DeleteThe character in my book reminds me of Susie because they are both loved by mostly everyone and disliked by few
DeleteOur characters are completely opposite. Everyone hates mine because of the bad choice she makes
Deletei have read that book before and i think youll really like it i thing our characters are very similar
DeleteSusie and my main character are alike because they are both dead. My character also sees things in a different perspective but only because she wants to change the way things happen.
DeleteThe Main character in my book For Whom the Bell Tolls is named Robert Jordan, and hes an explosives expert from Montana. He interacts almost coldly with others, and has quite an increased sense of knowledge compared to those around him, often critically thinking much more than his Spanish counterparts. He is a tall darker haired american, and also speaks fluent Spanish. He is well liked, but also feared, respected, and by some hated. He rarely acts on impulse, instead relying on his knowledge and know how for most situations.
ReplyDeleteHe sounds like an interesting man to be around, do you think that if you met him in real life he would be someone you would hang around.
DeleteRobert seems like a guy you could trust with a lot of things like my character, however Robert may not seem like a very thoughtful person, so people may not be as trusting when you meet him.
DeleteThe main character in my book is named Johnny. He is a younger man but is very beaten up due to working. He shows remorse and sadness currently in the book due to him hitting someone in the face that was very close to him, just because he didnt want to hear the truth. And he shows sadness because he cant have the girl he wanted. If Johnny existed in real life i would not want to meet him, he is just kinda of a crazy dude that doesnt really know what is going on in his head right now.
ReplyDeleteJohnny probably has way too much in his life going on at one time, and needs to figure it out for himself.
DeleteJohnny sounds like a weird guy and i wouldnt want to meet him either.
DeleteThe main character in my book, A Long way Gone, is a 12 year young African boy. I envision him as a tall young boy with not much meat on his bones. I picture him as skinny because he didn't have much food when he was village hopping and running from the "rebels" or the war. Personality wise, he has a lot of mental strength maybe not so much physical strength, but he is very strong in the head. He proves that he has mental toughness because he is fighting a war at the age of 12!!!. That takes a lot of guts! My character is also really motivated. He stays with the village he came across and chose to stay there and fight the rebels so he could revenge the death of his family. The book didn't say his family is dead, but odds are that they have been killed by the rebels. I think my character would be really interesting guy to sit down with and chat about his life. It would be a great story to here about his life when he was 12 and fighting in a war against the rebels.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book Night and the main character in the book is Elie Wiesel. He is a 13 year old boy who is a jew during the holocaust. He is an average kid just trying to survive the holocaust. I picture him being short with brown hair. Before he was removed from his house god was his motivation he would pray all the time and now since he is in the concentration camp he no longer prays. I probaly wouldnt be friends with him because he we wouldnt share common interests.
ReplyDeleteElie is a very strong and self motivated character, which leads him to keep fighting and to stay alive.
Deletei am also reading this book and agree elie was very religious and prayed often.
DeleteThe main character of my book is Artyom. Although his physical appearance is never really described on how he looks, he is a very meaningful character. Despite being roughly 20 years or so, he still has childlike moments. Artyom is a very good listener when it comes to stories, regardless of how absurd or horrifying it may be. Since his journey has just begun, he has very many second thoughts about what he is doing, and how he is regretting it. He feels that his inexperience will hinder what he is about to do. Although he does regret doing many things, he still trusts his family, friends, and even people he just met. Artyom seems like a pretty trustworthy friend to have in a dark post-apocalyptic Russian metro, filled with mutant rats, bandits, and even weird ghosts.
ReplyDeleteThe main character in my book is Noah, he is currently talking about the time he met the love of his life and they spent the entire summer together but towards the end of the summer she had to go back home. He wrote in a notebook every day, a letter for her. I imagine him tall, slim, muscular and dark hair. He likes hands on working, like construction type of working. He uses Allie for motivation, the fact that he will find her and she will love him. He doesn’t interact with many people, only when he goes to town or sees the neighbors. The main character is the baseline of the story, and if he existed in the world I would definitely hangout with him because talking about some of this stuff is great and we can help each other with the problems.
ReplyDeleteOur characters are kind of similar. They both try to keep to themselves for the most part.
DeleteIn the book i'm reading there are two main characters Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. the book does not describe what they look like mostly because the novel is part of the Star Wars movie story. So picture younger versions of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan from the movies, if you have never seen the films Qui-Gon was played by Liam Neeson and Obi-Wan was played by Ewan Mcgregor. Qui-Gon doesn't show a lot of emotion he does sometimes express when upset in his voice, but not yelling at people. Obi-Wan is almost 17 in the book which means in the Jedi order is the age limit for Jedi younglings to become padawans or apprentices to a Jedi master and Obi-Wan is beginning to get frustrated towards Qui-Gon since he has not told Obi-Wan to become his apprentice.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book Chinese Handcuffs. My main character is Dillion he is a 16 year old boy he is preaty average. He goes through some struggles beaucse his brother died. i picture him with short brown hair and not very talkative.i would mabye hang out with him i would feel like we would have a good time even though we are diffrent.
ReplyDeleteI thought about reading this book but heard some of the things that happen in the book can be a little missed up.
DeleteIt would be a great book to read I think it teaches you somethings
DeleteThe main character in my book is named Ronnie. She is almost 17 and thinks the world revolves around her. She has dark hair with a purple strand in it. She wears darker colored clothing. She is a little mean at first but after awhile she starts to become nicer. She doesn't have the best relationship with her parents. She disobeys all their rules and has really bad grades in school even though she can do way better. If she existed in real life I don't think i would be friends with her because of the choices she makes.
ReplyDeleteYour character is the complete opposite of my main character. I wouldn't want to hang out with someone who made bad choices either.
DeleteYour character sounds a bit like mine. My character also isn't close with her parents and she doesn't disobey rules, she just doesn't have any.
Deletewhy do you think she is mean?
DeleteIn the book Wonder the main characters name is August. He was born with a very rare syndrome which deformed his face and so he has had to have many surgeries which didn't do much because his face is still missed up. Even though he looks like this he is a smart kid and a little shy, but he is nice to everyone even though they may not be nice back. August has to deal with people who don't know him because they are staring at him or whispering to others about him. What motivates August is his name because they are always encouraging him, and they accept him for who he is. August is also a brave kid he pretty much learned to ignore people that do the staring and talking. I think if I saw August in real life for the first time I would be kind of shocked because I wouldn’t expect what he was going to look like but after that I don’t think I would have a problem with it and I would talk to him and if he touched me by accident I wouldn’t have to hurry up and wash my hands because it wouldn’t bother me. I would treat him as any other human being.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good book!
Deleteim reading the book Fallen Angels and the main character got shipped of to Vietnam. I would imagine that he is a smaller guy but stronger.For motivation, he uses the thought of getting out of the military and going back home to his family. Hes an 18 year old kid dumped into the middle of Vietnam. Naturally hes still a kid and hes scared of whats gonna happen to him. He seems tough and that hes strong and can handle a lot. He seems like the type of person i would hang out with and hang around.
ReplyDeleteI am the book fire starter. The main character is Charlie. I picture him as a teenage boy and thathas magical powers.I wouldnt want to be him because I would want to be normal.
ReplyDeleteThe main character in my book is a girl named Sam. She is one the popular girls in her school and she seems like a nice person. She is a crucial part of my book only because she is reliving her life repeatedly on Friday and she has "died" twice. If i knew her in real life i wouldn't mind being her friend because she is kind and doesn't judge people right away.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say there is a main character in this book Shipwreck Island, but I'd say the most important character is John who is the father of a girl named Sarah, and who is getting married to a new wife with two kids. He is a very caring person overall, because he is trying to get his new family to get along. Plus, they just got stranded on an island on there honeymoon, and he has to be the leader if they want to survive.
ReplyDeleteThe main character of my book is Charlie St Cloud. In high school Charlie is described as promising, athletic, involved in school and friends with everyone. He is also described as good looking with sandy blond hair, dimples, freckles and Carmel eyes. I think a lot changed in Charlie when his brother died, and he became very distant from the rest of the world. A lot of what he does now / how he lives is because of Sam dying like him working at the cemetery and not being in a relationship. I feel like If Charlie was real, I would be friends he seems like a nice guy.
ReplyDeleteThe main character Laura Jean is sort of shy and she does not have much self confidence. She is terrified of driving her sister would always drive her but now he sister is gone to college so Laura Jean has to do it herself. She sort of depended on her sister because their mom had passed so Margot stepped up and kind of did the mom things because there dad works quite a bit. Their mom was korean so all the girls look more korean than their dad. So imagine Laura Jean with dark brown/black hair.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book night, the main character is Elie. He was taken from his home and shipped off to a concentration camp. He is a jewish 13 year old at the time of the holocaust. before being taken from his home and brought to the camp he was very religious and constantly prayed. i think Elie would be a cool person to hang with if not for the holocaust.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and how he uses his religion to keep hop
DeleteMy character Stephen he uses his dad to help him get throw a lot he uses him as motovashen when he gets put In a long term comma and he dose everything to impress his dad or what his dad would want of him he dose everything possibal he trust people and helps them because that's what his dad told him to do and to never take thing lightly
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