Melody
Literary Work
Out of My Mind Novel
Direct characterization
Melody is very skinny and small. She can be very messy too. She has cerebral palsy so she can't control her body very well.She also has curly hair.
She would have tornado explosions that she can't stop.
She is very small for an 11 year old
She spilled red soup on her shirt
Sometimes she drools
Indirect characterization
Speech
She can't talk.
She can speak through a computer.
She can barely form letters.
Thoughts
She wants to be treated normally
She know she is smarter than everybody else
She is nervous she will scare people away
Actions
She flails when she wants to express emotion
SHe can move her thumbs
SHe can move herself in the electric wheelchair
Looks
Sometimes she drools
SHe can be messy
She is very small
Effects on others
She makes people stare at her
SHe can make people laugh
She has a strong connectio with her dog
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Defining moments
sister was born
Her parents wer worried they would have another child like Melody
Her parents became very busy with the new baby and her
memeber of the quiz team
she proved she was smart
she became friends with more people
Character Type
Protagonist
Melody Brooks is a 11 year old girl with cerebral palsy. She wants to be able to speak and she wants to be normal.