Character Sketch
1. Trait: Stubborn pp. 111, para. 3
Sal is stubborn. She refuses to listen to her father. She ignores him and refuses to leave. She wants to stay on the farm and wait for her mother. She refuses to leave her home and throws tantrums to try and be able to stay.
2. Trait: Curious pp. 122 para. 3
Sal kisses the tree because she is curious. She wants to know why her mother kissed it. She wonders about her mother’s actions and is curious in how she wants to know more about her mother.
3. Trait: Optimistic pp 128, para. 4
Sal believes in miracles and hopes for good things. She desperately clings to the hope her mother will return. Even thought she knows her mother will not come back, she tries to stay optimistic. She believes so much that her mother will return.
Sal’s problem is that she misses her old home and her mother. She wants her life to return to normal so she can be happy.
Possible Solution: Sal need to get on with her life and accept that her mother is not coming back. Sal needs to try and be happy in her new home. If she tries then she might just become happy again.