Categories: All - emotions - family - communication - intelligence

by Kendall Mendoza 9 years ago

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Characterization Study

Melody Brooks, an 11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, is the central character in a story that highlights her struggles and triumphs. Despite her physical limitations, Melody is highly intelligent and yearns to communicate effectively and be treated as a regular child.

Characterization Study

Personal impression

caring person

Brave

Tough

Intelligent

Melody

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.

Defining moments

memeber of the quiz team
she became friends with more people
she proved she was smart
sister was born
Her parents became very busy with the new baby and her
Her parents wer worried they would have another child like Melody

Indirect characterization

Effects on others
Example from text
She has a strong connectio with her dog
SHe can make people laugh
She makes people stare at her
Looks
She is very small
SHe can be messy
Actions
SHe can move herself in the electric wheelchair
SHe can move her thumbs
She flails when she wants to express emotion
Thoughts
She is nervous she will scare people away
She know she is smarter than everybody else
She wants to be treated normally
Speech
She can barely form letters.
She can speak through a computer.
She can't talk.

Direct characterization

Sometimes she drools
She spilled red soup on her shirt
She is very small for an 11 year old
She would have tornado explosions that she can't stop.
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.

Literary Work

Out of My Mind Novel