Who is the most significant (important) character in your book so far? by Bridget Keane https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response en-us 2016-10-07 14:48:07 UTC 2025-12-05 02:26:08 UTC hello@padlet.com Mrs. Keane bkeane4 https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129145309 Wonder by R.J. Palacio

August (Auggie) is the most significant character so far because he is narrating his own story and facing many conflicts, both internally and externally. “Next week I start fifth grade. Since I’ve never been to a real school before, I am pretty much totally and completely petrified.  People think I haven’t gone to school because of the way I look, but it’s not that.  It’s because of all the surgeries I’ve had …” Auggie’s troubles also include external forces -- other kids. “I could tell Henry did not want to move next to me, just by the way he dragged his backpack on the floor as he came over, like he was moving in slow motion. Then he plopped his backpack up really high on the right side of the desk so it was kind of like a wall between his desk and mine.” As Auggie struggles with figuring out how to navigate middle school, he is definitely the most important character at this point in the book.


]]> 2016-10-07 14:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129145309 Jason Sweet jsweet21 https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129154702 The Revenant by Michael Punke  

My most important character is Hugh Glass because the story revolves around him and the challenges he has gone through to get where he is now…..“ He felt the crunch of her teeth striking the bone of his shoulder blade. Claws raked repeatedly through the flesh of his back and scalp.”  So far this book has left me with a lot of questions that I hope will soon be answered.


]]> 2016-10-07 15:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129154702 Alex Gould agould21 https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129155152 George Washington's Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

George Washington is the most significant character in the book I am reading. First of all, He has to lead his whole army through the American Revolution. According to the text, “...but despite Washington's steely nerve, the Americans were in grave trouble.” Also, George Washington Realized that the British outnumbered them in arms and troops. From the text, “Washington now realized what every small child comes to recognize when faced with a schoolyard bully: He could not defeat his foe with manpower, arms, or any other show of force. He would have to beat the British in a battle of wits.” In conclusion, George Washington is one of the most significant characters in the book so far.


]]> 2016-10-07 15:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129155152 Samuel Duckworth https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129155225 Monster by Walter Dean Myers

The most important character of this story is Steve Harmon. The story mainly is about Steve’s journal and the court case involving his arrest. “I wanted to be away from this place so bad, away from this  place, away from this place.” He is really scared to be in jail. “How could he scare me? I go to bed every night terrified out of my mind. I have nightmares whenever I close my eyes. I am afraid to speak to these people in the jail with me. In the courtroom I am afraid of the judge. The guards terrify me. I started laughing because it was funny. They do things to you in jail. You can’t scare somebody with a look in here.” All in all the book so far is about his journal and the court case.


]]> 2016-10-07 15:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129155225 Charlotte MacNeal cmacneal21 https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129156302 Nomad by Matthew Mather

Ben is the most important character so far because he is NASA’s only hope for identifying and preventing Nomad (an undetected object much, much larger that the sun heading straight towards Earth) from destroying the planet in a matter of months. ‘“New data has been confirmed,’ [Said Dr. Müller]… “Our solar system is falling toward a massive object we previously mistook for a clump of dark matter in the nearby arm of the Milky Way, however, the anomaly is much closer than that.’” [...] “‘We need you.’” 


]]> 2016-10-07 15:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129156302 Andrew Simone asimone21 https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129157779 Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Tris Prior is the most important character in the book Insurgent because the story revolves around her and it goes in depth with her thoughts. One example of how she thinks is, “I didn’t realize until that moment that the Dauntless initiation had taught me an important lesson: how to keep going.” Tris is Divergent which means that she doesn’t belong in one faction. The serums developed by the Erudite are designed to control the minds of people. The Divergents are immune to this serum. An example of her talking about her Divergence is, “‘Why couldn’t I fight the peace serum?’ I say. ‘If my brain is weird enough to resist the simulation serum, why not this one?’”. As the book goes on, it seems more apparent that Tris Prior is the most important character in the book.]]> 2016-10-07 15:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129157779 Gabby Adamo https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129158597 Kingdom Keepers 2 by, Ridley Pearson
Finn is the most important character in the book because he is the leader of the kingdom keepers and comes up with all the plans on how to defeat the over-takers and save Jez. When there is a problem the kingdom keepers have to solve Finn comes up with the solution. Finn assigned everyone a way to help. “You have your assignment? said Finn. Philby will stay and try to figure out the park's sound system. Get on VMK if you can find Wayne. He explained how to use the Disney kiosk in camp Minnie-Mickey. Maybe he can help. He turned to Amanda. You will keep watch for Jez using the animal cam at the conversation Station. Willa will take Ariel’s Grotto and Mickey’s Philharmagic both in the magic Kingdom. I’ll take Nemo and the Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Maybeck, you stay and keep after the monkey and bat. Follow the clues in the diary working with Charlene. Any problems?” In conclusion, Finn is the most significant person in the book.]]> 2016-10-07 15:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129158597 Bomb by Steve Shienken https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129159101 The most important character is Robert Oppenheimer because he is the head of the Manhattan project and a very important physicist. “Oppenheimer you are now in charge of the Manhattan project.”
Oppenheimer was a professor at Berkeley who knew a couple of things about nuclear fission, and he is important to the story.
]]> 2016-10-07 15:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129159101 Trinity O'Neill https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129181594 Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

In my book, I think that the most important character is Abe Portman (Jacob Portman's grandfather) because, without this character in the story, Jacob wouldn’t have the problems that he is having, and he wouldn’t be going on the adventures he is going on without the last words of his Grandfather. “It’s astounding. In so many ways, you’re just like him. You’re different too, of course-----you’re gentler and sweeter-----but everything you’re saying…you sound like Abe, when he first came to stay with us.” Abe sets the standard for Jacob, and Jacob is always pressured to live up to those standards. “In the war. He was part of a secret all-peculiar. He didn’t understand his power or how it worked or what he was capable of. Neither did we, to tell the truth. It’s very rare, what you can do. Very rare. But your grandfather learned.” Overall, Abe Portman's makes the story line in Hollow City and is most definitely the important character.]]> 2016-10-07 16:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129181594 Nico Goldstein https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129184354 Tokyo Ghoul 1-6 by Sui Ishida

The most important character  is Ken Kaneki because he is one of the two most powerful people in the story and the other main characters need him. Also  since he has been introduced, many significant events like war and rebellions have started. For example “I hear one-eyed ghouls have special powers, unlike us. To have, a one-eyed ghoul on our side, gotta believe the wind’s blowing in our favor.” As you can see Kaneki is a sign of hope for the characters in the book. Another reason he is the most significant character is he is needed by the other characters“They took him didn’t they? In order to defeat the Aogiri Tree we need Kaneki.”  As you can see the other characters in the story rely on Kaneki and that’s why he is the most important character in the series Tokyo Ghoul so far.
]]> 2016-10-07 16:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129184354 Jack Lague https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129186753 Fantasy League by Mike Lupica

Charlie Gaines, a twelve-year-old kid from LA, is the most important character in the book because he has experienced internal hardships like the leaving of his dad, Richard Gaines. “Richard Gaines had left a few months before Charlie’s fourth birthday. And had never come back. And had finally stopped calling.” As you can see, Charlie struggles with coping with the loss of his father. 

To continue with the importance of this character, Charlie utilizes his knowledge of football to help the Bulldogs, which becomes the main plot of the story. “‘Though I have to say you have a better brain for football than my uncle,’” and “Charlie Gaines’s mom worked in the movie business, that Charlie had seen Jack running in the new Vin Diesel movie, Charlie had mentioned to him [about the team].” To conclude, Charlie is the most important character in the book, which is supported by his role in the main plot and his internal conflicts.


]]> 2016-10-07 16:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129186753 Leah Hart https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129187262 Hope by Bill Reynolds

The most important character is Manny because there is a lot of conflict happening in his life with family, school,the law, and the basketball team would not be a team without him. “His mom died when he was little and his dad is in jail. He has no one. He doesn’t have anyone telling him to do good in school and one day a police man came up to him when he was walking down the streets with a black hoodie on and said ‘Why are you here.’”  Coach Nyblom said “He has a rough life”. 


]]> 2016-10-07 16:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129187262 Miles Fiore https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129794510 The Boys Who challenged Hitler
Phillip Hoose 

Knud Pederson is the most significant  character because the story is being told by his point of view and he is involved in  all most of the actions against Hitler's troops.“How on earth could I lie on the beach sunning when my country had been violated? Why were we not as brave as Norway? Had Denmark no pride.” Pederson is a leader.“I slipped the gun into my pocket and backed past a German officer with a polite smile and a little bow. I was gone before he could react.”







]]> 2016-10-11 13:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129794510 Drew Schwab dschwab21 https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129796964 Night Hoops by Carl Deuker

The most significant character so far is Nick because he deals with problems on and off the basketball court. An example of a problem off the court is Nick fights with Trent and Zack. “They were on me before I could turn myself around. I toppled over, grabbing at them as they pushed me off the sidewalk and down into the drainage ditch. Within seconds we were all in muck, only this time I was at the bottom. Trent or Zack or both of them together were pushing my head down under the water. Before I could breathe, my nose and mouth were filled with slime. I fought my way up, gulped air, and then my head was pushed down under. I tried twisting and turning, but they were too strong for me. They kept pushing me down,down,down. I fought, I kicked, I slammed my fist into the mud and water. It was no use. I was drowning. They were killing me.” As you can see Nick almost drowned because he pushed a kid at school. This is why Nick is the most significant character in the book so far.]]> 2016-10-11 13:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129796964 Ally Evans https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129816629 The Tiger Rising by Kate Dicamillo

Them most important character in The Tiger Rising is Rod. I believe this because he is the one telling the story in his point of view, and he is also facing many internal problems. “Rod had a way of not-thinking about things. He imagined himself as a suitcase that was to full, like one that he had packed when they left Jackson after the funeral. He made all his feelings go inside the suitcase.” This shows how he feels about his mom and feelings in general including his new friend Sistine. “Rob looked at her small pinched face and her bleeding knuckles and dark eyes, and he felt something inside him open up……… I know where there’s a tiger.” Rod struggles on the internal discussion of whether he should tell or keep it to himself. And that is why Rod  Horton in the most important character in The Tiger Rising.]]> 2016-10-11 14:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129816629 Crackback By John Coy https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129820020 Colin Martin

I believe Miles Manning is the most important character because he creates conflict for himself by getting into trouble with his football coach. His coach says, “‘I don’t want any of your ‘but Coach’ BS. Take a lap, Manning.’” This is why I think Miles Manning is the most important character so far in my book.

]]> 2016-10-11 14:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129820020 Jayden Mobley https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129820711 Wings of Fire Legends Darkstalker by Tui t. Sutherland

I believe that Clearsight is the most important character in this story because she controls the most powerful person in the world.“And there was still blood and Darkness for the tribe, even with her gone. Maybe worse.” “Breath, Clearsight told herself. Tonight you’ll meet him tonight. You know it, and he almost certainly knows it, too.” She has seen the future and if she doesn't steer him in the right direction he could ruin everything for their people]]> 2016-10-11 14:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129820711 Victoria Gauvin https://padlet.com/bkeane4/first_response/wish/129851568 Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

The most important character in my book so far is Jake. Jake is the most important character because the story is told from his perspective and the main conflict so far has been him trying to find his late grandfather's old children's home, and the other people who had lived there.“ He wanted me to go to the island and find this woman, his old headmistress.”Therefore, Jake is evidently the most important character.


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