Sophia’s Comments (group member since Oct 25, 2016)

Sophia’s comments from the 833 Reading Responses group.

What motivates your character?
In the realistic fiction book Paper Towns by John Green, Quentin is motivated by a crush to go on a crazy adventure because he has feelings for this girl even though he does not know it yet. Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life–dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge–he follows. “‘ No felonies,’ I said.” This quote is showing how Quentin agreed to help Margo even though he knew that there would be felonies. He most likely agreed to do this because he likes Margo. Even though there is no mention of him liking Margo. Quentin is being motivated by his crush and will go on a crazy adventure for her.

Focus Question:How does the secondary character(s) impact the text?
In David Lubar's realistic fiction novel "Sleeping Freshman Never Lie", the secondary characters impact the text by letting the main character have no time for himself. The main character Scott Hudson joins the newspaper club because of a girl he likes. The newspaper club piles on a lot of work, "' I'll put you down for both. That's a relief. I thought you might want to try other stuff, but this will work out perfectly."'(141) Mandy is giving Scott extra working and is not giving him an opportunity to try new stuff. So Scott still has to do the things he dislikes and even more of it.

How does the secondary character impact the protagonist?

In Paul Volpani's realistic fiction novel Black and White, Eddie affects Marcus by being a bad influence because he changes Marcus' life in a negative way by letting him take the blame for something he didn't do. Marcus is a black kid who had to deal with struggles his entire life, while Eddie is a white kid whose parents are rich and doesn't have many struggles. They both play on the same team and decided to rob people together for money, Eddie then shoots a person while robbing him. Eddie lets Marcus take the blame for shooting the person. On page 54 it says, "Maybe I was the worst friend in the whole world, getting myself into a school while Marcus was in handcuffs. But I threw up my arms and walked away from her." This quote is significant because it represents what Eddie is doing while Marcus is off to jail for a crime he didn't commit. Marcus is not guilty, but he's not innocent either. Marcus did rob people, but he did not shoot that man. Eddie is letting Marcus pay for what he has done and Eddie should not have done that because his relationship with Marcus will change negatively.