Character Analysis: The Boy Who Could Turn Into Things

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¨Only I could have done that. I am glad I am me.¨ Brian thought, The Boy Who Could Turn into Things by Stuart Baum. In the story, Brian is strong hearted. I know that because brain is lonely, he has no friends. Secondly Brian is different. Most of all he is brave. This shows Brian is strong hearted. According to the text Brian is strong hearted because he is lonely. For example, one day Brian was eating lunch all by himself. ¨He wondered what it would be like to have someone sitting across from him at lunch, a friend.¨This is important because it shows that Brian wants friends but he doesn’t have any. Secondly, Brian got ignored and he wanted to be noticed.¨Brian didn’t care that he was being teased; it was better than being ignored.¨Last

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