Cather Character Analysis

The person I chose in this project was Heather. Heather is the new girl in school who recently moved from Ohio. Her character is drastically different from Melinda's. Although they both begin as outcasts, Heathers drive and determination to do something with her life is exponentially higher than that of Melinda’s. Heather tried very hard to join clubs and get involved in school activities because she wouldn't accept her role as an outcast. In some ways, I admired her passion to be someone she was not. Later in the book, I started to realize that Heather was stepping her boundaries too far. She began using Melinda to try and help her look good in other people's eyes. I thought that was self centered and low. Because of this, I inevitably decided a spider would represent Melinda in a very intelligent aspect. …show more content…
A web. What I did was find a shoe box as a base for the web and I used some webbing to cover the inside and outside for a 3D look. I then proceeded to place a lifelike spider on top to make it real as possible. In the idea of interpreting Heather as the spider, I placed objects thoughts and ideas Heather wanted in the web to show how she wants to have them right by her side. I used words to represent what she wanted. For example “Melinda” “Fitting in” “Martha’s” etc. These are things she tries to incorporate in her web of life and once she wets them, she doesn't want to let them go. Her passion and drive to not be the outcast girl in the beginning of the story was the epitome of the art. All in all, I believe the materials are very organized and the artistic expression is well