The Girl Who Was Born With Two Arms Character Analysis

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In society people think that being mentally,emotionally or physically different than what the most people means that you never be able to do stuff without help or that some needs to tell you something.However In the story “The Girl Who Was Born With Two Arms and Two legs” Quarta is a leader because she is selfless,strong,determined and inspiring.

The most Noticeable reason why Quarta is leader because Quarta is Selfless.For instance When she save Kako ( boy with four legs and four arms ) from Tidal pool with 2 arms and legs.Also Quarta doesn't really care about how people look even though people judge she never judges back.What I also noticed about Quarta Never gets angry at people when they judge she never talks bad about them or said something meaner .This Shows why Quarta is Selfless because she care about others like save others,never judge someone by the outside,She never ever get angry at others.Part of being a leader is caring about others than power.
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This important to understand that Quarta is Strong because She Never gets mad at herself she never said bad thing about herself . Personally I would never be that strong as Quarta.I would be really mad at myself and be really depress all the time.Never Have good thought in Head,Also I will never help because is If was Quarta I would be weak

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