Ben In Desert World

The character I chose to introduce to you is Ben because he is the main character in the book. In the book, Ben goes through many changes and faces many obstacles and situations. Ben moved to Edenboro, Massachusetts from Tucson, Arizona a couple months before the book takes place and doesn’t like it there, but he slowly begins to think of Edenboro as his home. He finds animals very interesting. For instance, it states on page 20, that he would sit on a big rock in the shade of a cottonwood tree and look around for animals like mice, ground squirrels, lizards, javelinas, and snakes back in Tucson. Then, on page 21, you learn about how Ben and his friend, Toby, created a terrarium named Desert World. They would put ants and stinkbugs, a western …show more content…
The main characteristic that remains constant is his love for animals. At the beginning of the book, the animals Ben was interested in were mostly from Arizona. It states on page 20, that he would sit on a big rock in the shade of a cottonwood tree and look around for animals like mice, ground squirrels, lizards, javelinas, and snakes back in Tucson. Then, on page 21, you learn about how Ben and his friend, Toby, created a terrarium named Desert World. They would put ants and stinkbugs, a western banded gecko named Lenny, and watch Lenny eat the bugs. As the story continues, Ben begins to become interested in the animals found in Massachusetts. It states on page 141 that Ben wrote an e-mail to the Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program to try to ask for help on how he could save the vernal pool near Mrs. Tibbet’s house. Then on page 210, Ben went to Tabitha Turner’s house to persuade her from having houses built where the vernal pools are even though Mrs. Tibbets thinks it’s too late. Ben’s interest in animals grew to include the animals found in Massachusetts and this played a part in changing his views on living in