Week 4: Friday 3, 2010

We've been looking and studying how we relate to our characters and the real world around us. Now it's time to put yourself into your character's shoes. Thinking about the main character of your book, consider what you would do in their situation. 1. What would your reactions be? 2. How would you handle the situation? 3. What would you do differently? Be sure to use complete sentences and EVIDENCE to support your thinking.

I am reading Generation Dead by Daniel Waters. This book is set a small town called Oakvale in Conneticut where a strange phenomenon is taking place. Teenagers who have recently died are coming back to life. They are considered to be "living impaired" or "differently biotic." It is because of these differences that they are being targets of prejudice and bullying. These instances gave me a lot to consider if I were in the shoes of my main character, Phoebe.

During a football game where one of the recently "differently biotic" students was playing, people from the crowd began to throw tomatoes at the players.

"'He finally put him in! And these knuckleheads are booing. That just isn't right.' Her dad clapped louder, and Phoebe and Margi joined him. Someone hit Margi in the back of the head with a french fry, and another sailed past Phoebe's face as she turned around.
Her dad stood up and scanned the upper rows, but whoever it was hid the reminder of their deep-fried missiles.
'Coward,' he called, and sat down.
'Not worth it, Dad,' Phoebe said." (p.141)

My reactions would be probably different than Phoebe's where she was calm and didn't want to confront the people who were throwing the food, whereas I would have been all up into whomever was being so disgusting and rude. I probably would have caused a fight or really gotten into trouble because I don't believe that people should be judged upon something that isn't their fault.