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 four 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. Ben is also a kind and friendly person because it states on page 175 to 176 that Ben screams at Frankie to leave Ryan alone and goes to Ryan’s birthday party instead of working on his report since Agatha told him that he and Jenny were Ryan’s only friends. This shows he cares for his friends.
Throughout the novel, Ben remains the same in some ways and …show more content…
At the start of the novel, he wanted to move back to Tucson, Arizona because it states on page 32 that Ben asks his father if they could move back home to Tucson if his dad didn’t like his job or the job didn’t work out. He felt that his home was still in Tucson. But then on page 218, it says that Ben feels right at home in Massachusetts. Also, on pages 207 to 208, Ben tells Mrs. Turner that he wanted to do his report on the desert because he really loved living there, but when he started on the report he didn’t feel like doing it anymore and instead decided to do it about what it’s like where he lives now. As Ben began to consider Massachusetts home, he finally considered Jenny and Ryan as his friends. Ben was once sure he wouldn’t be able to make friends because on page 3, Ben wished that he had real friends like his best friend, Toby, in Tucson instead Jenny or Ryan. Ben didn’t consider Jenny or Ryan his friend since felt that Jenny only talks to him because she sits in front of him and Ryan is officially wacko even though Ryan wants Ben to sit next to him. As the story progress, Ben began to see them as friends and trust them to help him with his report since on pages 204 to 205, he had Jenny and Ryan helped him find creatures for his report on vernal
Throughout the novel, Ben remains the same in some ways and …show more content…
At the start of the novel, he wanted to move back to Tucson, Arizona because it states on page 32 that Ben asks his father if they could move back home to Tucson if his dad didn’t like his job or the job didn’t work out. He felt that his home was still in Tucson. But then on page 218, it says that Ben feels right at home in Massachusetts. Also, on pages 207 to 208, Ben tells Mrs. Turner that he wanted to do his report on the desert because he really loved living there, but when he started on the report he didn’t feel like doing it anymore and instead decided to do it about what it’s like where he lives now. As Ben began to consider Massachusetts home, he finally considered Jenny and Ryan as his friends. Ben was once sure he wouldn’t be able to make friends because on page 3, Ben wished that he had real friends like his best friend, Toby, in Tucson instead Jenny or Ryan. Ben didn’t consider Jenny or Ryan his friend since felt that Jenny only talks to him because she sits in front of him and Ryan is officially wacko even though Ryan wants Ben to sit next to him. As the story progress, Ben began to see them as friends and trust them to help him with his report since on pages 204 to 205, he had Jenny and Ryan helped him find creatures for his report on vernal