Our Character Theory is a reader can connect to a character ‘s emotion, even if he/she has not experienced the same things as the character.
In the story, Thirteen and a Half, by Rachel Vail, the main character/narrator, goes to Ashley's house, a girl who just came to the public school. The narrator, feels jealousy and awkwardness throughout the story. An example of jealousy is when the main character is explaining how big the house is compared to hers. She thought, "... Her house might actually be a mansion. The ceiling is very, very far from the floor in the room where you walk in. In my house we have a front hall. Ashley's you'd have to call a lobby" (76). This shows jealousy, because when she was examining her surroundings, she was viewing the contrast from her house to Ashley's in a way that she showed she wanted a house like that. This is an example of our theory, because even though, a reader could feel jealousy, he/she may not have encountered the same reason for jealousy.
In the story, Squid Girl, there is evidence that you do not have to experience the same thing as character to connect to their emotions. In the story, Squid Girl, also known as Sierra, meets Travis, also known as Bob. Sierra throws a frisbee to bobs brother, and then afterwards, she thinks she was showing off. EVERYONE has shown off to some one, you just might have shown off in another way. You probably also felt embarrassed too.
In the short story, Squid Girl by Todd Strasser there is evidence that shows you don't have to walk in a character's shoes to experience their emotions or their actions. The example I chose was "Because it's spring vacation and your tree-hugging organic-fruit-and-nut-case parents have dragged you across several boring time zones via two airplanes, one smelly boat, and a tooth-loosening Jeep ride so that the three of you can spend a week squeezed into a mosquito-filled tent on this warm, moist, lush, green, tropical bug-infested island," (1). The main character, Sierra, isn’t liking her vacation. You can relate to this because there are times when it is hard to manage with the environment. Sierra is having a trouble being. I'm sure that once you have not liked where you were staying during vacation. These things that Sierra isn't liking probably can be related back to you as you read this story.
In the short story, In Your Hat, by Ellen Conford, there is evidence that you don't have to walk in a character's shoes to experience their emotions. The example I chose was, " I put my hand over my eyes. Despair and confusion overwhelmed me. Just as Le Chic Chapeau had overwhelmed Madame de Maupassaunt." This happened right after Dennis, the main character got an F on his paper. This is evidence because, everyone has definitely experienced confusion, but it might not be for the same reason. You may have experienced it after you have joined a conversation half way through, and you don't understand what they are talking about
In the story In Your Hat by Ellen Conford, there is evidence provided in the text that shows that you don't have to walk in a character's shoes to experience their emotions or to connect to them. My example is " Finally Mr. Frazetti stood at my desk. He thrust the report at me. Really, Mr. Murphy, he said. That was all. Really, Mr. Murphy."(19) This shows that Dennis's teacher is upset with the report he turned in. Some people can connect to what is happening to Dennis. He is being penalized by his teacher. I can relate to this because sometimes teachers can get mad at me for doing something. This shows that the character Dennis is felling discomfort, annoyed and also confused about what is wrong. This I'm sure has happened to all of you, if not most of you.
In the story, Thirteen and a Half, by Rachel Vail, the main character/narrator, goes to Ashley's house, a girl who just came to the public school. The narrator, feels jealousy and awkwardness throughout the story. An example of jealousy is when the main character is explaining how big the house is compared to hers. She thought, "... Her house might actually be a mansion. The ceiling is very, very far from the floor in the room where you walk in. In my house we have a front hall. Ashley's you'd have to call a lobby" (76). This shows jealousy, because when she was examining her surroundings, she was viewing the contrast from her house to Ashley's in a way that she showed she wanted a house like that. This is an example of our theory, because even though, a reader could feel jealousy, he/she may not have encountered the same reason for jealousy.
In the story, Squid Girl, there is evidence that you do not have to experience the same thing as character to connect to their emotions. In the story, Squid Girl, also known as Sierra, meets Travis, also known as Bob. Sierra throws a frisbee to bobs brother, and then afterwards, she thinks she was showing off. EVERYONE has shown off to some one, you just might have shown off in another way. You probably also felt embarrassed too.
In the short story, Squid Girl by Todd Strasser there is evidence that shows you don't have to walk in a character's shoes to experience their emotions or their actions. The example I chose was "Because it's spring vacation and your tree-hugging organic-fruit-and-nut-case parents have dragged you across several boring time zones via two airplanes, one smelly boat, and a tooth-loosening Jeep ride so that the three of you can spend a week squeezed into a mosquito-filled tent on this warm, moist, lush, green, tropical bug-infested island," (1). The main character, Sierra, isn’t liking her vacation. You can relate to this because there are times when it is hard to manage with the environment. Sierra is having a trouble being. I'm sure that once you have not liked where you were staying during vacation. These things that Sierra isn't liking probably can be related back to you as you read this story.
In the short story, In Your Hat, by Ellen Conford, there is evidence that you don't have to walk in a character's shoes to experience their emotions. The example I chose was, " I put my hand over my eyes. Despair and confusion overwhelmed me. Just as Le Chic Chapeau had overwhelmed Madame de Maupassaunt." This happened right after Dennis, the main character got an F on his paper. This is evidence because, everyone has definitely experienced confusion, but it might not be for the same reason. You may have experienced it after you have joined a conversation half way through, and you don't understand what they are talking about
In the story In Your Hat by Ellen Conford, there is evidence provided in the text that shows that you don't have to walk in a character's shoes to experience their emotions or to connect to them. My example is " Finally Mr. Frazetti stood at my desk. He thrust the report at me. Really, Mr. Murphy, he said. That was all. Really, Mr. Murphy."(19) This shows that Dennis's teacher is upset with the report he turned in. Some people can connect to what is happening to Dennis. He is being penalized by his teacher. I can relate to this because sometimes teachers can get mad at me for doing something. This shows that the character Dennis is felling discomfort, annoyed and also confused about what is wrong. This I'm sure has happened to all of you, if not most of you.