Matilda is a thirteen year old girl who portrays many different traits in this book. Matilda has to deal with multiple things circling around in her life. As a thirteen year old, this can be very hard. For example, her father does not live with her and she always thinks about him. Matilda has to deal with the idea of a war going on. When you are this young and at any age, war is a scary thing. Matilda does a great job of keeping it together in Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, which reveals a lot about her character. She is sensitive, intelligent, observant, and open to new ideas. Three traits stand out the most in Matilda though. The three major traits of Matilda include being curious, brave, and mature.
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Watts and the book he teaches to the class. Dolores comes into their class and has this attitude of being annoyed with Mr. Watts and what he is teaching. “My mum glanced over at Mr. Watts, who laughed to show what a good sport he was. I wished she could have found it in herself to laugh with him. Instead, she gave him an unfriendly nod to show she was finished with us” (45). Matilda could have easily listened to her mom and not liked the book so much. Dolores gives off signals to Matilda that she doesn’t like the book and doesn’t want to hear about it. “She didn’t want to encourage me by asking questions. She didn’t want me to go deeper into that world” (35). Matilda shows bravery by thinking for herself by liking the book and Mr. Watts, even though her mom thought otherwise. Matilda also faces war and warriors coming to her island often to spread havoc. At thirteen years old, most children like her don’t have to be in these circumstances. She shows bravery by acting like an adult and dealing with the fact that people were dying right in front of her. “There was no shouting. There was no need. Everyone knew what to do. The soldiers and us. We were already known to one another” (95). The soldiers have come to them before. All the people had to bring out their inner courage when these soldiers came to them. The experience of being threatened strengthened their bravery. Without bravery in this novel, Matilda and everyone else would not be the
All kids share traits with each other. Another …show more content…
Watts and the book he teaches to the class. Dolores comes into their class and has this attitude of being annoyed with Mr. Watts and what he is teaching. “My mum glanced over at Mr. Watts, who laughed to show what a good sport he was. I wished she could have found it in herself to laugh with him. Instead, she gave him an unfriendly nod to show she was finished with us” (45). Matilda could have easily listened to her mom and not liked the book so much. Dolores gives off signals to Matilda that she doesn’t like the book and doesn’t want to hear about it. “She didn’t want to encourage me by asking questions. She didn’t want me to go deeper into that world” (35). Matilda shows bravery by thinking for herself by liking the book and Mr. Watts, even though her mom thought otherwise. Matilda also faces war and warriors coming to her island often to spread havoc. At thirteen years old, most children like her don’t have to be in these circumstances. She shows bravery by acting like an adult and dealing with the fact that people were dying right in front of her. “There was no shouting. There was no need. Everyone knew what to do. The soldiers and us. We were already known to one another” (95). The soldiers have come to them before. All the people had to bring out their inner courage when these soldiers came to them. The experience of being threatened strengthened their bravery. Without bravery in this novel, Matilda and everyone else would not be the