Monday, February 23, 2009
Aimee- Week One: Character (Lola)
My favorite character so far in the book has been Lola. She is only fifteen yet has experienced so much in life. When her father, mother, sister, and aunt are taken from her, she escapes her own death and heads to the mountains. There she joins a rebel group. She is very courageous in doing so because if she were to get caught, she could be killed. She cares greatly for the boys and the little girl in her group. She puts her skills to use and treats the wounded, does the laundry to prevent disease, and makes sure the mule is taken care of. When the group is disband, she returns home, after witnessing the death of her friend and his little sister. She is greatly shaken up, yet finds peace in the home of a caring Muslim couple, where they teach her a lot she never knew. It eventually gets too dangerous for them to keep hiding her, so they move her to a farm house at the bottom of the mountain. Lola is a caring, responsible, mature, smart, and strong person because of her experiences during the war.
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I also like Lola. She has already shown incredible strength several times. Like when she tried to save her family, then was forced to leave her family behind and go with 2 complete strangers. Lola has also used her medical abilities to contribute what she can to the group of people she is now a part of.
ReplyDeleteLola is my favorite character so far too. She reminds me a lot of Anne Frank. I love how she makes friends with the mule.
ReplyDeleteI was really glad when Lola got to stay with the muslum couple to stay safe from the Nazi's. They treated her well and it seemed she learned alot. I find the contrast in education between Lola and Hanna interesting. Hanna knows so much and is highly educated. Lola has never been to school and finds herself stupid.
ReplyDeleteBut actually, Lola is also smart in her own way. I could tell by the decisions she made. She is kind of "grandmother smart" meaning she could be someone with the proper education. And that she is savy in her own way, in her own "field" what I really mean to say is that Lola has potential.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Lola was actually smart. She may not know alot about history or government but she knew about laundrey and medicine. She even knew about mules. She beat herself down too much about being dumb. Lola was in a way kind of street smart. Street smart meaning she knew lots about what she needed to survive. I don't know much about how to do laundrey or how to cure a wound because I don't have to, yet Lola knew lots about those things because she needed to for survival. History would not have helped her survive her situation at all.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. Lola is one of my favorite characters too. I feel like i can relate to her because shes so young, but not because of her experiences.
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