The Girl Who Was Born With Only Two Arms And Two Legs Character Analysis

Improved Essays
Could you imagine only having two arms and two legs? Unbelievable! In the short story “The Girl Who Was Born With Only Two Arms And Two Legs” written by Stuart Baum, the protagonist,Quarta only has two legs and two arms were she from people has four arms and four legs.The protagonist Quarta is determined to make friends.The reasons that Quarta is determined to make friends is because she is lonely, she’s also brave, and kind to other kids.That’s three reasons that Quarta was determined to make friends and there are many more reasons.

At the beginning of the story ‘The Girl Who Was Born With Only Two Arms And Two Legs’ Quarta is determined to make friends.She lonely at the beginning she had no friend because she was born with only two leg and two arms.Then all the kids was either afraid or they would think that she would hurt the other kids. Also Quarter's parent would be overprotective because in the story her parents said that she couldn't keep up with the other kids or get made fun of because she has half as less arms and legs then the other kids . that’s what make Quarta determined to make friends.That two evidence that she is lonely.

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    In Hitler’s Daughter by Jackie French, the protagonist, Mark gradually learns to develop his own voice. Throughout the novel, he asks various questions of himself and others and by the end of the novel, he gains a sense of self and a clear voice. He demonstrates this development of voice through learning from his parents, teachers even his bus driver about Hitler and the world today. Mark strives to understand what brought Hitler to do what he did and with all of these answers, his perspective of the character Hitler and his voice became clearer. Mark feels the need to understand how the world works and his voice must be heard.…

    • 854 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A Character Analysis Of Hannah Swensen from Fudge Cupcake Murder Lou Holtz once said, “Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it”. This quote is displayed in many ways during the book. The main characters reveals more than the reader expects.…

    • 534 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Oh That Sarah Sarah Zagorac is just your normal below average young adult. Sarah is a naive girl with no friends, and no future. State Farm khakis are brighter than her future. At the end of senior year at William Harrison High School, her yearbook quote was, “When’s this due ?” “Stefen, I love you.”…

    • 876 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Shonquasia responded well to the intervention. Shonquasia continues to make progress towards her goals. Shonquasia stated that she was upset at her grandmother, because she is tell her mom that she is leaving the house at night. Shonquasia stated that she stand on the front porch at night and talk with her friend or sometime goes in the backyard to smoke a cigarette. Shonquasia stated that the other kid in the house make too much noise, and she step out ide to be alone and for quietness.…

    • 144 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Paragraph 1, Introduction Ellie's Story is about a search and rescue dog named Ellie. Ellie's Story is by W. Bruce Cameron, who also wrote the novel A Dog's Purpose, Bailey's story, Molly's story, Max's Story, and many other books all based off of A Dog's Purpose. A Dog's Purpose even had a movie made about it. EllIe's story didn't have many main characters. Some of the characters consist of Jakob, Ellie's first partner, Maya, Ellie's second partner, Ellie herself, Albert, Maya’s husband, Wally, and Belinda.…

    • 1120 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Essay #2: Controversy Analysis “The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself,” famous American author of 19th century Mark Twain said. Problems with self-esteem and confidence in yourself are very common and usually underestimated by society, while in fact it can be the reason for such consequences as domestic violence, drug or alcohol abuse, depression, anxiety or even suicide. Coyle’s short story “Fear itself” shows how Kara’s low dignity led the girl to an unhealthy relationship with surrounding her people. The main character of short story “Fear itself” by Katie Coyle, Kara, can be presented as a victim of her own attitude to herself and consequences of it.…

    • 787 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    At the turn of the 20th century, public health became a prominent topic in medicine. This changed the view from what’s best for an individual’s health to what’s best for the health of a population. Case studies done in this century have a vast range of conclusions and theories in an attempt to fix societal issues. These social issues, such as masturbation, prostitution, and criminal acts, were previously assumed to be moral irregularities. Now, through the use of science and medicine, these issues can be diagnosed as mental issues originating from either their conditions or their genes.…

    • 1637 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    How Will An Individual Feel When They Have No Meaningful Relationships? Relationships can mean the world to some people and sometimes it even saves them from a life of darkness, whether the relationship is of a friendship, family or even a romantic bond, every relationship is special and meaningful to someone. Some individuals do not have the chance to form meaningful relationships and as a result they met be lost in a life filled with loneliness and sorrow, individuals may even develop a sense of hopelessness and may consider themselves trapped. In the poem To Keep One’s Treasure Protected by Stephan Dobyns we are confronted with an individual whom is upset with their life showing that they are lonely, and the reason being that they have…

    • 924 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Character Analysis of Emily Grierson In William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily", the main character Emily Grierson is a burden to the town she resides in. Emily is living in a town that is still being haunted by the Civil War due to her presence. The town views her the way it views its confederate, agrarian past – it has to take care of it, but at the same time, they are stuck with it although they don't want to be. The location of the story explains the town's faliure to move on to a new chapter.…

    • 953 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “Girl, Interrupted” by Susanna Kaysen is based on a true story about the author, who spent time at a mental institution called McLean Hospital in the late 1960’s. Throughout the book the author writes about her experiences at the hospital and the people she encountered while she was there. While Susanna Kaysen encountered many people at McLean, none played a major role in the conflict that arises in the book, which is Susanna being sent to the institution and having to face her mental illness. Although it can be argued that the doctor who sent Susanna to McLean is the antagonist, it is clear that Susanna is both the antagonist and protagonist, since her biggest problem is dealing with being sent to a mental institution, her mental illness,…

    • 1282 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    In “Loneliness” by Laura Cortes shows how much a man had little hope from the past that helps him live today. He is living day to day without looking further more into life because he is simply not looking forward to anything anymore. The poem expresses how a man is living in hopelessness without a family or a friend but living with trees that he simply appreciates but also the only thing he has. The man is of old age and knows that his life is coming to an end.…

    • 386 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Candy, Slim, Crooks, Curley, Lennie and George all attempt to shy away from the topic of loneliness. Many of the characters throughout the book know that when they let others see into their personal lives, loneliness would be a resulting factor. When Crooks, Lennie and Candy allowed their emotions to leak, the other outsiders could see that the isolation was getting to them. Emotions intensify when loneliness eats at the mind. Throughout the…

    • 1148 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Mother-Daughter Torment In Stephen Crane’s novella “Maggie, A Girl of the Streets”, the abundant examples of situational and dramatic irony highlights the personalities of the characters, characterizes individuals, and contributes to the development of the mother-daughter relationship between Mary and Maggie making it easier to relate to the characters and their problems. Mary develops as an ironic character in her nature as a mother and a drunk alcoholic. On the other hand, Maggie believes that despite her unfortunate childhood she can escape her mother and overcome poverty with hope for a real future. Her aspiration for a better life remains unimpaired throughout most of the novella.…

    • 1844 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In the story “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros, she writes about her childhood and the relationship she had with her siblings and her father. Sandra is the only daughter out seven siblings in a traditional Mexican household. Parents, family, friends and heritage influenced Sandra Cisneros to be a successful writer. Sandra Cisneros’ childhood helped her overcome the housewife stereotype and become a successful writer. Sandra Cisneros grew up in Chicago in a family of nine.…

    • 910 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Girl, Interrupted is a memoir written by Susanna Kaysen in 1993. In her memoir, Kaysen recalls her time spent at a psychiatric hospital after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Her story is told through a collection of nonlinear vignettes as she chronicles her two years spent at psychiatric hospitall and her life after her time there. Kaysen recalls that in April of 1967, as an eighteen-year-old, she was admitted to McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts after attempting suicide by overdosing on fifty aspirin pills. Kaysen recounts her suicide attempt by saying:…

    • 768 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays