Right now I am reading the book The Total Tradegy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne. So far I have read through chapters one to three. In the book the main character, Hamlet Kennedy is facing the fact that Dezzie, a seven year old genius, is going to her school. During chapter one Hamlet is with her sister on the first day of eighth grade and she explains why Dezzie now goes to Howard Hoffer Junior High (HoHo). Also, she says how it is embarrassing how Dezzie is in the same grade as her. Then in chapter two Hamlet tells that her family has an obsession about the Shakespeare except her. Later on the in the chapter, Dezzie is acting like herself which is not a good thing because she keeps on embarrassing Hamlet. Then in chapter three Hamlet learns that in her English and social studies class she has to do a project on Shakespeare, once her parents find about this she will not be left alone because then they will want to be a part of this too.
The main character in the book Hamlet is nice because you can see it through her thoughts, dialogue, and actions. For instance, on page six it says, " Don't get me wrong , I love my sister. And we actually get along . . ." This excerpt shows that in her thoughts she thinks well about her sister Dezzie. The only problem is Hamlet does not want her sister in school because eighth grade is her year. Overall, Hamlet thinks positive things about her genius relative. Also, she is nice in her dialogue, in the text on page 10 it says, " Have you any suggestions as how I should approach my days here?(said Dezzie) . . . Try to fit in (said Hamlet)." In this passage in the text, Dezzie asked Hamlet a question instead, of her ignoring it like a normal sister would in this situation. She answered it with good advise to help her out. Last but not least, Hamlet is kind in her actions because on page 12 it says, "Dezzie curtsied . . . A wave of laughter crashed in my ears." When Dezzie curtsied the whole class laughed, but Hamlet did not. As you can see Hamlet is nice because of her thoughts, dialogue, and actions.
From your examples, I completely agree that Hamlet is a nice person. I liked how your examples all came from excerpts of the book. Although, I am a little confused about your title, "I Fly Solo." Is it the name of the chapter you are reading right now? Or did you just want it to sound nice?
ReplyDeleteJohnson,at first I was about to say Hamlet was an independant person ,but that was hard to explain. So, I said she was nice instead. I was also going to plan to change the title and I will do that today.
DeleteJohnson, that was the same question I had! I really liked your post! Your book sounds interesting, and the quotes you used definitely proved that Hamlet is the protagonist of your book. Keep up the good writing!
ReplyDeleteI agree that Hamlet does seem to be a nice person, as it shows in your examples. However, it only shows that she is nice to her sister. Is she nice to other people except her sister?
ReplyDeleteChristina, Hamlet is nice to other people, but it depends on who the person is. For example, another person she is nice to is Ty, her best friend.
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