Characterization

      The new book I am reading about: Out of my Mind, is an interesting book, and the characters are well defined, at least the ones who change. Not many characters actually change, though, except for the main character and her parents, maybe. My first example would be Rosie. She is a round character, fully explained and detailed, but she doesn't change much, she is, and would have been an all around nice person anyways. "'Relax, Rose. We have until the end of may, and I'll walk you through each segment, one step at a time. Tomorrow we'll talk about how to write our memories'. Rose seemed satisfied, but I noticed she scribbled almost a whole page in her notebook"(Draper 109).

      Melody's mom totally changes at one point in the book. When she finally gets to hear her daughter talk. Before she was grumpy and irritated, but after this one moment, she realizes how really special her daughter is. "When I think about it, I've never said any words directly to my parents. So I push a couple of buttons, and the machine speaks the words I've never been able to say. 'I love you'. Mom completely loses it. She bubbles up with tears, and grabs Dad, who might be crying himself." This is when Melody's mother changes, she becomes more empathetic towards Melody and her father, and is more willing to help around the house instead of yelling at her dad for not doing anything.