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Responding to Literature
Strand 2: Comprhending Literary Text - PO 3 Character Analysis
Use narrator's description; use character thoughts, words, and action to describe character traits; use what other characters say; conclude analysis by identifying how a character changed over the course of the story.
In The Wee Free Men. Tiffany changes over the course of the many difficulties she and the NacMacFeegle face in saving her brother from the Queen. Students were asked to describe those changes and their impact on Tiffany's personality. Below is a good example of this character study written by Nick Longo and shared with his permission.
Tiffany
By
Nick Longo
Tiffany Aching, the to-be Witch of the Chalk, is a selfish girl that uses strong emotions to her advantage. In the beginning she would never be able to do as well in the face of danger, and sometimes even death. As an amateur witch she takes on her journey head first, but little did she know how much she would change.
Tiffany, all-in-all, is changed almost completely from the beginning of the book. Even though it would seem her self-esteem that’s boosted over the course of the book, it’s rather her awareness of Granny Aching and knowing she’s the Witch of the chalk. As Mistress Weatherwax said, “I didn’t have no right to ask you. This is your country-we’re here by your leave,” after Tiffany retorts that she’s asking too much of her personal business. Her inner Granny Aching really shows when she talks to Roland, the Baron’s son. In their conversation you see a mirror image of Granny Aching. In two quotes, you see a connection. Granny Aching says, “Will ye remember this day? Ye’ll have cause to,” and Tiffany says, “Because I’ll be there you see. You’ll look up and see I’ll have my eye on you. I’ll be there on the edge of the crowd. All the time. I’ll be watching everything because I come from a long line of Aching people and this is my land. But you can be Baron for us and I hope you’re a good one. If you are not…there will be a reckoning.” They both say those things to keep the one in charge in check. When Tiffany is facing the Queen of Elves is when she “awakens,” “The secret is not to dream, the secret is to wake up. Waking up is harder. I have woken up and I am real. I know what I am and where I’m going.” And thus becomes the Witch of the Chalk, the Wold. “Forever and ever, wold without end”.
Use narrator's description; use character thoughts, words, and action to describe character traits; use what other characters say; conclude analysis by identifying how a character changed over the course of the story.
In The Wee Free Men. Tiffany changes over the course of the many difficulties she and the NacMacFeegle face in saving her brother from the Queen. Students were asked to describe those changes and their impact on Tiffany's personality. Below is a good example of this character study written by Nick Longo and shared with his permission.
Tiffany
By
Nick Longo
Tiffany Aching, the to-be Witch of the Chalk, is a selfish girl that uses strong emotions to her advantage. In the beginning she would never be able to do as well in the face of danger, and sometimes even death. As an amateur witch she takes on her journey head first, but little did she know how much she would change.
Tiffany, all-in-all, is changed almost completely from the beginning of the book. Even though it would seem her self-esteem that’s boosted over the course of the book, it’s rather her awareness of Granny Aching and knowing she’s the Witch of the chalk. As Mistress Weatherwax said, “I didn’t have no right to ask you. This is your country-we’re here by your leave,” after Tiffany retorts that she’s asking too much of her personal business. Her inner Granny Aching really shows when she talks to Roland, the Baron’s son. In their conversation you see a mirror image of Granny Aching. In two quotes, you see a connection. Granny Aching says, “Will ye remember this day? Ye’ll have cause to,” and Tiffany says, “Because I’ll be there you see. You’ll look up and see I’ll have my eye on you. I’ll be there on the edge of the crowd. All the time. I’ll be watching everything because I come from a long line of Aching people and this is my land. But you can be Baron for us and I hope you’re a good one. If you are not…there will be a reckoning.” They both say those things to keep the one in charge in check. When Tiffany is facing the Queen of Elves is when she “awakens,” “The secret is not to dream, the secret is to wake up. Waking up is harder. I have woken up and I am real. I know what I am and where I’m going.” And thus becomes the Witch of the Chalk, the Wold. “Forever and ever, wold without end”.