Status Updates From When the Butterflies Came

ANTAGONIST: The Antagonist of my story is Butler Reginald. Until recently, the killer/mystery of the butterflies was unknown and the book was focused more on Tara's feelings as she gets letters from her Grandma. But we learn it is the Butler. This is shown on page 306 when it says "He was the man who was supposed to save us....Butler Reginald just laughs." This shows unexpectedly that the killer is the Butler.

STATIC: I think the static character is Tara and the dynamic character is her mama. On page 157, it says "I'm suddenly so mad I want to spit, and I am not a girl who spits!". Then on page 204, it says "I think he senses my anger at Daddy and my hopelessness for Mama". Tara starts to get urges to do things she never thought were okay(change). 204 shows that Tara is hopeless for her mama because she'll never change.

PREDICTION: I predict that Tara will finally link the butterflies appearance to her Grammy Claire. I predict this because on page 84 it says, "Nipwispwis means butterfly!" Grammy Claire mentions in another letter to Tara that "niswispwis" (butterflies) is the most important thing. I think she is sending them to Tara. I think this shows Grammy Claire wants Tara to realize the importance of butterflies in her life.

P.O.V: My book is written in 1st person narrative. Tara tells the story from her point of view. For example it says on page one, "I must be seeing things". It also says on page 7, "my stomach quivers". This shows that Tara is talking about herself. No one else is talking about Tara. We see what is going on through her point of view.