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Different Points of View

Opposites Attract. By: Caitlin Fowler

Why Two Points of View? -

Shows how each character feels about the situation each one faces Shows their worlds are not as different as they think Shows how/what each one of them think Shows them finding out who they are through the other person

Why Two Points of View? Kit -

Shows how she’s dealing with her father’s death

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Explains her thinking now that her whole world has changed

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Shows how she feels about this unexpected friendship

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It shows what she thinks through everything that happens

David -

Shows how he’s dealing with his sister moving away and with his Aspergers since she’s left Shows his way of thinking and how he wants to help Shows how he feels about becoming friends with someone relatively popular Shows his thinking throughout the different events that happen

Why Two Main Characters? -

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To show how people who are in completely different ends of the social spectrum can be a lot like each other Show how each person goes through the school day with them being in their different social cliques Shows how people can hide what they are going through and someone else will never know that their are feeling that way unless they talk about it Shows how unexpected friendships can come out of unexpected situations

Audience This book targets young adults and youth. If you liked reading Tell Me Three Things, you will like reading this book. They are very similar in the way they are written. I feel like people who are trying to figure out who they are, where they fit in, or need to figure some things out in their life should read thing book. It shows how people come together and pull through unexpected events.

Purpose The purpose of the book is to show that people can become friends unexpectedly. It shows that you can find hope in unexpected places. You can also feel more connected to the most unexpected people.

Strategy Use the split point of view and the 2 main characters to showcase the importance of how people can be more alike than they thought.

Effect The effect on the reader is to help you connect with the book and show you that you can find yourself in other people when you can’t even find yourself in yourself. It helps you to not give up hope when times get rough.