I think Edmund, one of the main characters, has changed a lot through the course of the story. At the beginning he would listen to Aunty Pru, by not leaving Sis by herself and following all the rules she gave (4). But Sis changes him when Aunty Pru goes missing for a couple of days (4). Both Sis and Edmund are starving and Edmund reluctantly goes out to a store to get both of them some meat pie (6). In some ways Edmund can be helpful. He helps an old man on the street while he comes back from the store to get to his house (8). He turns scared when he finds that Sis isn’t there when he gets back from the store (9). A man called Dupin helps him to find his aunt and his sister, maybe even his mother who was gone missing for months. At first Edmund follows whatever Dupin says because he trusts him. He told him to go to the store to get candles and a small meat pie (18). Going on through the story, I saw that Edmund was getting suspicious about Dupin. Dupin gives him letters to give to Mrs. Whitman. He keeps giving something for Edmund to do so he can go away from him (104-105). At the end, when he finds out all about Dupin, like his real name (Edgar Allen Poe), he gets irritated and fooled about trusting a guy that has cheated him all along (143). So I conclude Edmund having mixed feelings throughout the book at different situations.
Edmund changes over the first few chapters in this book. He starts off listening to Aunty but worries why she hasn’t come back yet because she hasn’t ever been away as long as she has been this time. He worries about if she’s okay and how are they going to get food since him and Sis have run out, and were told not to leave the apartment or let anyone in under any circumstances. When Sis finally urges him to leave and get food Edmund worries that something bad will happen to Sis and that he needs to go quickly. When he returns and Sis isn’t there he panics and begins to sob and look for her this has been his mood since worry and confusion.
You could site more evidence and give more information than details. but overall i like what you have come up with. a follow up question might be what other feelings did he have? what feeling did he start of with, and then what other feeling, etc. this shows the change.
Before Edmund met Mr. Dupin, he was very shy and he couldn’t figure out what to do. All he could think about was how he needed to find his sister soon and he tried to convince himself that she wasn’t dead. Even as a ten year old boy, he would often cower and sob. It was when he first met Mr. Dupin that he gained some self-confidence. He began using his facts to help the situation instead of sitting in his own pity. Continuing through the story, with Mr. Dupin’s help; he became more independent and adventurous. Edmund learned to keep calm, stay smart with his actions, and be careful about who to trust.
Edmund was very scared and couldn't figure out how to find his sister in the beginning of the story. Now he's more independent and outgoing. Dupin is sort of helping Edmund change. He keeps getting drunk and that forces Edmund to figure things out for himself which he didn't do before.
Over the course the main character Edmund has changed a lot. I believe through the conflicts and interacting with Dupin he has become more mature. When we met him at the begging of the book he seemed very innocent and not very exposed to the world. After having this experience with the disappearance of his sister he had to encounter this entire new thing he had never dealed with before. All these things changed him and made him more mature.
I think Edmund, one of the main characters, has changed a lot through the course of the story. At the beginning he would listen to Aunty Pru, by not leaving Sis by herself and following all the rules she gave (4). But Sis changes him when Aunty Pru goes missing for a couple of days (4). Both Sis and Edmund are starving and Edmund reluctantly goes out to a store to get both of them some meat pie (6). In some ways Edmund can be helpful. He helps an old man on the street while he comes back from the store to get to his house (8). He turns scared when he finds that Sis isn’t there when he gets back from the store (9). A man called Dupin helps him to find his aunt and his sister, maybe even his mother who was gone missing for months. At first Edmund follows whatever Dupin says because he trusts him. He told him to go to the store to get candles and a small meat pie (18). Going on through the story, I saw that Edmund was getting suspicious about Dupin. Dupin gives him letters to give to Mrs. Whitman. He keeps giving something for Edmund to do so he can go away from him (104-105). At the end, when he finds out all about Dupin, like his real name (Edgar Allen Poe), he gets irritated and fooled about trusting a guy that has cheated him all along (143). So I conclude Edmund having mixed feelings throughout the book at different situations.
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ReplyDeleteEdmund changes over the first few chapters in this book. He starts off listening to Aunty but worries why she hasn’t come back yet because she hasn’t ever been away as long as she has been this time. He worries about if she’s okay and how are they going to get food since him and Sis have run out, and were told not to leave the apartment or let anyone in under any circumstances. When Sis finally urges him to leave and get food Edmund worries that something bad will happen to Sis and that he needs to go quickly. When he returns and Sis isn’t there he panics and begins to sob and look for her this has been his mood since worry and confusion.
You could site more evidence and give more information than details. but overall i like what you have come up with. a follow up question might be what other feelings did he have? what feeling did he start of with, and then what other feeling, etc. this shows the change.
DeleteBefore Edmund met Mr. Dupin, he was very shy and he couldn’t figure out what to do. All he could think about was how he needed to find his sister soon and he tried to convince himself that she wasn’t dead. Even as a ten year old boy, he would often cower and sob. It was when he first met Mr. Dupin that he gained some self-confidence. He began using his facts to help the situation instead of sitting in his own pity. Continuing through the story, with Mr. Dupin’s help; he became more independent and adventurous. Edmund learned to keep calm, stay smart with his actions, and be careful about who to trust.
ReplyDeleteEdmund was very scared and couldn't figure out how to find his sister in the beginning of the story. Now he's more independent and outgoing. Dupin is sort of helping Edmund change. He keeps getting drunk and that forces Edmund to figure things out for himself which he didn't do before.
ReplyDeleteOver the course the main character Edmund has changed a lot. I believe through the conflicts and interacting with Dupin he has become more mature. When we met him at the begging of the book he seemed very innocent and not very exposed to the world. After having this experience with the disappearance of his sister he had to encounter this entire new thing he had never dealed with before. All these things changed him and made him more mature.
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