https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6 Write the title of your book as the title of your post. Then write one trait that your protagonist shows and give one piece of textual evidence from the book that supports this trait. Make sure you cite the page number! Also, put your name at the bottom of your post so that you will receive credit! en-us 2016-09-30 14:23:15 UTC 2026-03-10 21:46:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png collinsb2 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127537348 The protagonist of The Walled City, Jin Ling, is very cautious and not trusting of others. This becomes clear when a boy tries to befriend her, and she thinks to herself, "Everything about this screams against the second rule. Trust no one" (27).
- B. Collins]]> 2016-09-30 14:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127537348 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127568393 The protagonist of my novel, Michael Oher, is a monster of a man, weighing in at 345 lb as only a 16 year old. But, Michael fits the definition of a gentle giant, as he intends no harm on anyone except for the defensive linemen he faces. A quote that shows Michael's gentleness is "'Michael not only made his bed, he removed the sheets from the futon, folded them, and returned the thing to its couch-like state. Every day without exception.'" (91)
-Mick Lee]]> 2016-09-30 15:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127568393 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127590961 2016-09-30 16:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127590961 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127591177 The protagonist, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a star soccer player, but when he was younger it was a different story. His family was poor and living in a rough area of Sweden. His parents are separated and he would go back and forth, but mostly lived with his dad, who is a raging alcoholic. The story tells of his struggles to get sufficient food and overall maintain sanity. "I didn't have it easy. No one in my family had it easy. " (22) 
-Connor Greenberg(Feel Better Mrs. Collins!)]]> 2016-09-30 16:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127591177 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127594757 The protagonist of my book is Josh Sundquist. He is the author of the book which means it's a book about himself or a memoir. He wonders why he could never get a date which is why he interviewed every girl he asked out in high school. "I would go back in time and examine the events of my failed relationships through the lens of graphs and charts. I would then... asking them straight up: What went wrong?  Why didn't you like me? Why did you reject me?"  (14). - True Harambe Hustler Mehmood Ansari  ]]> 2016-09-30 17:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127594757 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127632142 The protagonist of this book is Louisa, a 26-year old girl who lives a normal life until she loses her job and becomes a caregiver for quadriplegic Will, a man who became paralyzed a year back after a snow board accident. After a couple of weeks of trial and error in terms of finding the correct way to care for Will, Louisa comes to the conclusion that "Will and [Louisa] seem to have found a way of being around each other [without arguing]," (62).
-Jenni Ealer]]> 2016-09-30 19:11:07 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127632142 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127654235 The protagonist of this book is Adelina Amourteru. She survived the blood fever and is hated by the government because she has powers. She is a tough person who does not liked to be messed around with. “One of them jokes about cornering me…I imagine mixing poison into his tea…admiring his dying, writhing body” (106). - Neil Muglurmath]]> 2016-09-30 23:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127654235 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127661310 The protagonist of this story is Nick Hall. Nick is a soccer super star who has an incredible vocabulary due to his father forcing him to read the dictionary. Despite this. Nick is never really able to find the words to ask out his crush, April Farrow, or the courage to face bullies. His dad tries to help with his fear of bullies when he says, "Bullies don't like to fight, son. They like to win. Being afraid is normal. The only fight you really have to win is the one against the fear" (303). - David Weger]]> 2016-10-01 03:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127661310 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127681699 The protagonist of this book is Travis Coates. Travis was brought back from the dead five years after having died of Leukemia. The catch is that he has someone else's body but his own head. Because of his absence, his girlfriend, Cate, has grown up and is engaged to a man named Turner. Travis then becomes jealous of Turner.[Thinking to himself] "Tuner says tea's better for you? What is he, a doctor?" (199). "He doesn't drink? Oh isn't he Mr. Perfect." (200)

-Noah Lanouette]]> 2016-10-01 14:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127681699 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127681787 The protagonist of this book is Lyric Walker. Lyric Walker is trying to live her life as a normal teenage girl, but then the mysterious sea race, the Alpha, appear on the shores of Coney Island, New York. Lyric was at first afraid of her true identity but she is brave and confident, especially when she decides she  will fight for her mothers life."'I am Alpha, half Alpha, but enough, and I am my mother's daughter, which makes me a Daughter of Sirena. I will fight for her'" (329)
~Aryaj Kumar]]> 2016-10-01 14:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127681787 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127683360 One of the protagonists of this book is Nick Andros, a deaf-mute who struggles through his entire life as a loner, wandering place to place with only the clothes on his back. Not long after Sheriff Baker and and his wife take him in, both die from a devastating pandemic. His empathy and sensitivity shows when he follows Mrs. Baker's dying request. "He forced himself to get up and go to the closet, half hoping that the white dress, the honeymoon dress, would turn out to be just another part of her delirium . . . the dread departed and left only pity" (200).
-Daniel Huang]]> 2016-10-01 15:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127683360 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127685343 The protagonist of of this book is Sloane, a 17-year girl who has been through much more than any high-schooler should ever go through. She lost her brother to the national epidemic of suicide. The only person she has left is her loving boyfriend, James. She is now a part of the Program a government-run "cure", that rids of depression, but also eliminates your memories. Sloane always keeps a brave face, never to shed a tear, for fear of being admitted into Program. “I need to do something before I break into sobs in front of them.” (49)
-Maddie Achackzad]]> 2016-10-01 16:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127685343 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127688849 2016-10-01 17:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127688849 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127688997 The protagonist of this story is Charley Benetto. Charley shares a story about his life ended up the way it was or the way it is now. He is a man who is broke and regrets the way he lives his life. He meets his dead mom and lives a normal life as he thinks to himself that whatever is happening is impossible. In between the story, there are flashbacks to when he was a kid and older. Charley Benetto was a skilled baseball play who had to quit for family reasons. He was athletic and dedicated to baseball. "I went from minor-league to minor-league city, still believing, as athletes often do, that I would be the first to defy the aging process." (141)
-Jihee Lee]]> 2016-10-01 17:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127688997 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127689353 The protagonist of this story is Yanek Gruener. His story is about how he survived the holocaust. But not only that, he survived the Krakow ghetto, and 10 different concentration camps. Including the worst of the worst, Auschwitz and Birkenau. "did I actually survive the Krakow ghetto and ten different concentration camps. I was 10 when the war started. And I was 16 now " (245)-Monty Wood ]]> 2016-10-01 17:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127689353 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127689977 In the Endgame there are various protagonists but the one I have been following is Sarah Alopay, she and 12 other descendants of the first human civilizations must undergo rigorous tasks. Her trait is that she is a highly trained assassin. "while they think of her as Sarah Alopay, homecoming queen and All-American girl, the reality is that she is as highly trained and as deadly as any soldier on earth." 12-13

]]> 2016-10-01 17:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127689977 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127691463 The protagonist of this novel is Tim O'Brien. As a narrator, O'Brien describes his experience in the Vietnam War and how he managed to survive and go through his journey. In the story, Tim's personality is not shown clearly because it focuses on others perspectives and their thoughts of the Vietnam War; However, in some texts, Tim shows a side where he cares for his fellow soldiers. "His face was shoved in the sewage, not moving a single bit. I had felt sorrowful and guilty." (112) This shows where Kiowa, Tim's closest soldier dies and Tim feels guilty for not being there and helping him while he was hurt. -Sophie Kim]]> 2016-10-01 18:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127691463 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127767520 The protagonist of this book is Gerald Faust. Gerald was raised in a screwed-up family where his sister, Tasha, constantly tried to murder him, and his mom always defended his sister. Eventually, Gerald had enough, and decided to run away with his girlfriend. He eventually made a deal with his dad: "We (Gerald and his dad) [will] move out over the weekend while [Mom and Tasha] are off getting suntans or pedicures or whatever loose-screw people get in all-inclusive Mexico." (82%) Gerald's refusal to return until he doesn't have to live with Tasha or his mom anymore demonstrate his determination. -Rohit Chatterjee]]> 2016-10-03 01:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/127767520 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/128027055 In Xenocide, the protagonist (I think) is Qing-Jao. Qing-Jao the beginning of the adventure, in which she is locked in a room with her hands covered in a chemical. This test is done in order to determine if the child is Godspoken (pretty self-explanatory). When she passes the test, her new life begins. She is revered as one of the highest classes, receives private tutoring, and is given special rights. Along with these rights comes responsibility, and because she is very smart, is given a task by the universal government. "Now, though, Qing-Jao was more concerned with the ordeal that lay before her. She knew she was being taken for testing." Pg. 41
Tien Vu]]> 2016-10-03 22:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/protagonists6/wish/128027055