My life is an open book. Really?

Here is a map to use when writing a personal narrative comparing your life to that of a character in a book.  You can look at https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/ to see the names and descriptions of novels that are popular in the American classroom. I find it helpful to review the names of the main characters. Use a signal phrase to introduce your book. DO YOU SEE HOW I INADVERTENTLY CREATED AN OUTLINE FOR A DIFFERENT TOPIC??

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dolphins/characters/?quickquiz_id=3803

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_the_Blue_Dolphins

 

Is there a  book that you have read that has helped you understand other people’s point of view or struggle in life?

“X” is about YYY doing ZZ .   
Scott O'Dell's 1960 historical fiction“Island of the Blue Dolphins” describes a native American girl in nineteenth century Santa Barbara who ends up sailing to her own island to live apart from her family.

The main character, A, happened to be B, but learned that she was C.
The main character, Karana, was adventuresome at the start, but she learned how much she valued her family as her stay grew longer..

As a young child, I had always felt as A did.
When I was twelve, I felt much as Karana did, forever wanting to be on my own.


Like A, I  W
Like Karana, I argued with my mother about which friends I should see; what time to go to bed; and which chores were worth my time. One time….

After reading this moving book, I can now reflect on some of my own difficulties as a child.
I had viewed the process of growing up as being abnormal. In reality, all teenagers leave their family in a parallel fashion, becoming more independent gradually. The difference between Karana and me was that I was not on my own desert island.