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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

What Characters in Swagger are like


There are many different characters in the book and they all can be represented by something. They all have a symbol for themselves. These are some symbols for the characters I have encountered so far.



Jonas Dolan: He is the main character in, "Swagger." He is a guy who will follow people's advice without a big ego coming his way. Thus I have given him the symbol of a ball. I chose this symbol because as a ball is round which symbolizes how Jonas is not pointy or in simpler terms not stubborn. Many facts from the story can prove this; one is that he listened to his coach when his coach persuaded him to go to college. He wasn't stubborn and did not argue about how he could get a job at the place where his dad works. He also listened to his friend Lisa when she tried to help him improve his grades. He did not say anything like I can do it on my own, instead he toke her help. Another way in which he is like a ball is that he follows whatever path he is on, like a ball will follow any path you put it on. A fact that proves this is Jonas’s attitude of going with the flow when he was forced to move during the time of graduation.










Levi: Levi is Jonas's new friend in Seattle. He is like water because he is pure and his thoughts are clean like water. One thing that supports this is that he did not drink beer or watch any inappropriate movies at the party. He did not think that it would be okay, instead he just walked out.









Hartwell: Hartwell is a guy who Jonas and Levi met in the gym when playing basketball, but later got a job in their school as the assistant basketball coach and as a history teacher. Hartwell is like a chameleon because he changes characteristics based on the situation just like a chameleon changes colors based on situations. Evidence for this is that during summer when Levi and Jonas were playing basket ball, he was like a teacher who was kind and very helpful. Later when he held a party he was a very fun loving person who was doing whatever he could to help people enjoy the party. When he became a teacher he was afraid of the principle finding out about the party and losing his job.




Lisa: Lisa is Jonas's friend from California who is helping Jonas keep his grades up so he could get into Monitor College. Lisa is like a tree because a tree gives us so much like shade but never asks for anything back. That is just like Lisa as she gave Jonas so many tips to improve his grade but never asked for anything back.


                                                                                                                                                                            

5 comments:

  1. I like how you looked deeply into each character and provided a thorough analysis through the use of symbolism.

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  2. Great work Rish! I like how you organized things!

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  3. Thank you so much, your comments actually motivate me to try to work harder on my next post.

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  4. Geezzzz Rishi great work on blog really detailed your work has now inspired me to do better on my posts :D

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