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Characterization In Andi's Go Ahead, World

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In life, people's' characters are shown through their actions, words and other’s opinions. There are no different when it comes to characterization in order for readers to connect with the character; author needs to present the character in a 3-dimensional lense that demonstrates human or human-like quality.
My first character is Andi- The book’s main protagonist. The reader further understands Andi when the author wrote in Andi’s perspective, “I hope mom realizes how awesome I have been about the whole brother business. I couldn't imagine any of the kids at my school being so relaxed about suddenly acquiring a sibling. Go ahead, World, bring on the long-lost relative.” (Gourlay 78). This characterization is a self-assessment of Andi. Readers can get a chilled personality from Andi, as most people would not react with a relaxed demeanor when they are suddenly getting a long lost sibling. Readers can also …show more content…

In the book, Andi was talking about how there is a picture of Bernardo dad, Andi’s mom’s ex-husband, taking center stage. While her mom and dad wedding pictures are on the side. The author wrote the following about how Andi’s dad reacts to the situation, “Dad didn't seem to mind having to picture up there. He acted like it was the most natural thing in the world for his wife ex-husband to take center stage on the mantelpiece.” in this paragraph, the reader gets a sense of the personality of Andi's dad. It can also show her dad is very understanding, as the author later wrote, “ the husband named Bernardo had not woken up from the fever. He was dead” (29). This indirect characterization is done by other’s opinion, as William’s daughter described him here. This also shows that the only motivation Andi’s dad here is probably to make his wife happy. The author presented the dad as a good character since he is understanding and caring. In addition, he is willing to make sacrifices for the ones he

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