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“Gulliver is my friend hamster or not “  Virgil is very shy and did not have many friends. So i think he is trying to say that Gulliver is his closest friend at first. Page 17

“Virgil hoped to slip out of the door without having a conversation with his parents “ I feel like Virgil is uncomfortable around his parents does not have a close relationship with them. Page 33

“ Why so quiet Lola asked I am always quiet  not with your Lola” So that tells me he has a really close relationship with his grandmother and he would talk to her more than other people.
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“Don’t call me turtle” Virgil is bravest here when he tells his family what he thinks

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“Don’t you know your own name? Virgil didn’t look up”
Here Virgil is timid and afraid of Chet.

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At the beginning of the book Virgil was sad and lonely and then forwards the end while in the well he was thinking of what he could’ve done so when they saved him he did those things he texted Valencia on pg, 311

The reason Virgil goes into the well is because of guilliver pg, 142 this shows he is very kind.  But is shy and that’s just his personality Guilliver is his gueina pig and Is a comfort animal too Virgil

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Virgil gets bullied by Chet “the bull”. He gets bullied from Chet because he cant multiply, Virgil would just let himself get torn down. ~Page 114- 118

“Come out of his shell”. Virgils parents called him turtle because he is very quiet and shy like a turtle hiding in its shell because it is shy and scared. Virgil hated that nick name. “Every time they said it, a pieced of him broke.” Virgil is characterized from thoughts. ~Page 4

“He’d been right all along.” Virgil doesn’t believe someone will be there to save him. He believe he has been right about him dying in that very well. Virgil doesn’t have faith in believing in the good. ~ Page273

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In the beginning Virgil was scared, weak, and not confident. But as the book goes on he progresses and at the end he stands up to his parents and bully.
1. “Who knew he could be this loud? If only his parents could see him now.” This quote is from when Virgil. Yells in the well and he wants his parents to believe he can be strong.
2. “I’m no warrior,” Pg. 197, this is a quote when Virgil was doubting himself. This is an example of when he was still not confident but then as the story goes on  he grows as a character.
3.”There is no hope for you Virgil Salines.” Pg. 298 this is when Kaori is saying this to Virgil because he was’t brave enough to talk to Valencia at the end. This just proves that even though he’s grown as a character there is still more to go.

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Ok so Virgil starts out depressed and stuck in a so called "Turtle shell" a quote where this is mentioned is on page 4 where Virgil's mom literally says "This is Turtle" and then Virgil goes on to explain why his legit mom is calling him a turtle. Later when Virgil gets stuck in a well he starts hallucinating... He imagine some sort of girl that tells him encouraging words like that are pretty much just " You wont die in the well, theirs always hope" as when the hallucination says " nothing is ever hopeless. I have never hallucinated but in so many damn children's books the main character hallucinates, and its always confusing. So Virgil almost dies in the well but that makes him stronger. Also the hope thingy is on page 184... So later when Valencia and the physic lady come and rescue him he is stronger and I guess not a turtle anymore. Instead he is some sort of, I dunno, bird maybe? So yea, that's the character of Virgil, and he also became best friends with everyone that saved him, I think. I cant really remember and I don't have enough strength in me to go and find the page where that happens on... So yea, thanks for tooning in...

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1.”Virgil hated that nickname”
He hates his nickname yet he doesn’t say anything page 19.

2.”Virgil didn’t say anything”
Virgil doesn't stand up for himself he is very shy page 30.

3.”don’t call me turtle”
He finally stands up for himself and tells them he doesn’t like his nickname page 305.

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1. Chapter 3- Virgil is a lonely character in this book all he has really is Gulliver expect client/friend with Kaori. Virgil claims he should have another guinea pig because it will keep him company a little more and company for Gulliver.

2. At the end I guess he had courage in him but at the end when he texted hi to Valencia he did have courage cause he was nervous of rejection.

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“Virgil wished that he had a Great Spirit that could tell him exactly what to do ” (Page 18) - I think at the beginning of the book Virgil wished he so many things he didn’t, and he doesn’t realize how much he has.
“There is always a next time.” (Page 202) - at this point Virgil is about to give up, not try again next time he has a chance to fight, but “Ruby” (girl in a story) tell’s him there is always a next time, there is always another chance.
“I wish you wouldn’t call me Turtle, you can call me Virgil. Or Virgilio. Or Bayani. But don’t call me Turtle.” (Page 305) - at the end of the book, Virgil realizes that he can’t be a “Turtle” forever. He can’t be a person that doesn’t try. He has to be the person that try’s again, and again, and again.

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“When they called him Turtle, it was like when Chet Bullens at school called him a retard. He knew his parents weren’t like Chet Bullens, but he also knew that they were poking fun at his shyness . . .”

This tell us that he has a shy personality, and that his parents don’t think good of his shyness. This is on page 33.

“Don’t wander too far, Turtle.”
“Don’t call me that.
It makes me feel like I’m 6 years old.
It makes me feel like a loser.”
This is on page 34. Virgil wants to say these thoughts to his mother, but instead, he says, “I love you.” This shows how he doesn’t have the courage to speak up.

“I want to sleep. Will you watch out for me?” (Virgil)
“I will . . . If you yell out for help one last time.” (Ruby San Salvador)
“Promise?”
“I promise, Bayani. Make it a good one.”

On page 250, this quote shows that Virgil is dependent on other people to help him. Like at school, he has to have some after school tutoring to help him with his multiplication tables.

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“I’m no warrior I’m no Paulito” On page 201 he is characterized as still shy. “ This is turtle because he won’t come out of his shell” On page 4 he is as shy as can be that’s why they called him turtle at the beginning.   “ Call me that again and you’ll regret it” on page 301 he is now characterized as brave like Paulito because he stood up to the bully Chet bullens.

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“Virgil took a big, deep breath. He yelled and yelled and yelled and yelled   until his voice gave out” This shows his growth because he grew the courage to yell despite being afraid of pa.

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In the beginning, Virgil is very sensitive and timid. “Every time they said it, a piece if him broke.”-page 4. He is characterized by his thoughts

Towards the middle, he is characterized by what he says and thinks. “The bull wants to kill me”-page 157. He is acting innocent and helpless like Chet really cares.

At the end, Virgil is a little stronger. This is by his actions. He says, “I wish you wouldn’t call me turtle.”-page 305

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Virgil was shown as shy, not enthusiastic, not courageous, not confident, plays it safe (not adventurous) (pg.49). He used to compare himself to his brothers (pg.197). And on pg.45 he called himself a grand failure but at the end he spoke up in the well despite the thought of pah coming and eating him . He told the bully Chet to not call him retardo and he told his mom not to call him turtle.

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1. Virgils entire school year, because that’s were he found Valencia for the first time P. 204. He likes Valencia a lot and that is why the author included her feelings.  

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1. Virgils entire school year, because that’s were he found Valencia for the first time P. 204. He likes Valencia a lot and that is why the author included her feelings.  

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2. P. 1 Elevon year old Virgil Salinas already regretted the rest of middle school. He is already feeling down about middle school which tells us he isn’t a confident person.

3. P. 83, why do you always bring up bad things? I don’t think he likes bad things because that is what he thinks of himself. I think Virgil isn’t the bravest person but he becomes one.