Double Identity : by
Margaret Peterson Haddix
This week I have chosen the character Bethany. Bethany is the main character of this book and she is very different from many characters. Unlike other characters, she is brave, yet she is struggling. For archetypal types, I think Bethany is a hero. Even though, she does not go around saving people or fighting of bad guys, she is the main character and the hero is usually the main character. I also think she is the hero because Bethany is left to live with her aunt for awhile and she has no idea why. During that time, she is brave, confused, willing to stay there, but at the same time she is showing recluctant to staying at her aunt's. Though as she stays there longer she learns to accept her aunt and cousin Joss, learning to cooperate with them, to figure out what her parents are hiding from her. She is very atypical from the other characters in this book.
Some archtypal characteristics she has are innocent and determined, Bethany has no idea what is going on with her parents. She dosen't even know why she was dumped at her aunt's. She is clueless of her situation and is determined to find out why!
Bethany is also brave and willing, her mother continues to call the house out of the blue and is talking about a girl named "Elizabeth". She is willing to go through the pain and obstacles of finding out who she is and what she has to do with her.
Over all, I do think Bethany is a hero type, "Only one survivor." I mutter, which probably makes Myrlie think I've lost my mind. " You mean Elizabeth died before I was born.". Though this says so little of Bethany, it explains how she figures out who Elizabeth is and how she is dealing with her exsitence.
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