If you have read the story "Summers Reading", you must know George, the main character. George Stoyonovich, which in German means remains in one place, is twenty years old . He is a young man who dropped out of school when he was sixteen since he did not like people to tell him what to do. Along the story George goes into mental and ethical changes.
George Stoyonovich is a poor 20 year old neighborhood boy who lives in a poor New-York neighborhood. Since George dropped out of school, he finds it very difficult to find a good job, that can grant him good money. George does not go out of his house often and most of the time he spends staying in his house, cleaning and reading his older sister's magazines. His sister is the closest person George has ever known. She is the only one that really works in the family and earns money and from time to time she gives him a little money so he can buy himself something. George does not have a mother because she died when he was very young and his father does not function as a role model like a father should function.
Stoyonovich has a lot of problems. on the one hand, he has social problems. Stoyonovich has no friends. He is very shy and most of the time he avoids talking with people. Every night he goes out of the house and stars walking in the streets. On the other hand, Stoyonovich has a lot of personality problems. He is very lazy and immature. He is very impatient. He becomes sick of every thing he does very fast. Despite his problems, at the end of the story he undergoes a tranformation and starts reading books, some thing he had never done before. This change happened thanks to the help of The Change Maker , Mr. Cattanzara. He is the only one who shows interest in George's life, except for his sister, Sophie. Mr. Cattanzara entrenches in George some common sense that without education he will not succeed in his life.
At the beginning of the story, I did not think George could undergo a tranformation. I did not see George as a person I could identify with. I, unlike George, am not a lazy person. I have always worked hard to achieve my goals. Therefore, this character is very important to me, and the ending of the story, where George does bring himself to change, has left me with a smile of contentment. However. I started to like George at the point where he showed interest in education. Therefore, at the end of the story when George undergoes a tranformation, I find him to be very much like me and this is the reason why George is my favorite character in the story "A Summer's Reading".
George Stoyonovich is a poor 20 year old neighborhood boy who lives in a poor New-York neighborhood. Since George dropped out of school, he finds it very difficult to find a good job, that can grant him good money. George does not go out of his house often and most of the time he spends staying in his house, cleaning and reading his older sister's magazines. His sister is the closest person George has ever known. She is the only one that really works in the family and earns money and from time to time she gives him a little money so he can buy himself something. George does not have a mother because she died when he was very young and his father does not function as a role model like a father should function.
Stoyonovich has a lot of problems. on the one hand, he has social problems. Stoyonovich has no friends. He is very shy and most of the time he avoids talking with people. Every night he goes out of the house and stars walking in the streets. On the other hand, Stoyonovich has a lot of personality problems. He is very lazy and immature. He is very impatient. He becomes sick of every thing he does very fast. Despite his problems, at the end of the story he undergoes a tranformation and starts reading books, some thing he had never done before. This change happened thanks to the help of The Change Maker , Mr. Cattanzara. He is the only one who shows interest in George's life, except for his sister, Sophie. Mr. Cattanzara entrenches in George some common sense that without education he will not succeed in his life.
At the beginning of the story, I did not think George could undergo a tranformation. I did not see George as a person I could identify with. I, unlike George, am not a lazy person. I have always worked hard to achieve my goals. Therefore, this character is very important to me, and the ending of the story, where George does bring himself to change, has left me with a smile of contentment. However. I started to like George at the point where he showed interest in education. Therefore, at the end of the story when George undergoes a tranformation, I find him to be very much like me and this is the reason why George is my favorite character in the story "A Summer's Reading".
Very good work, although it's a bit too long for an essay.
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Daphna
