After we all brainstormed ideas for the theme park, we each did a section of it. I did the characters part, with the three characters being Gabriel, Dorian, and Sonny. The most challenging thing about that was trying to find pictures for the characters, since the book did not describe their appearance very much or even at all. So, I went through each character and tried to find even small details of how they look like. Sonny for example, they never said anything about how he looks like. But I remembered that if Crisp is Sonny’s uncle, they probably had to look somewhat alike. Crisp had reddish hair and blue eyes, so thats what I imagine Sonny to have too. The only thing the book said about Dorian was that he used to have long hair, so i’m assuming now he has short hair. Since he is the CEO, he probably dresses like one too. Gabriel was probably the more easy one out of all of them. At first, I tried to look for an First Nations guy for his photo, but then I remembered that in the book, its mentioned a couple times that he did not look Indian. He is said to have short brown hair, and pale skin. So I looked for a guy that matched that. I also tried to base their theme park personalities as close as I could do their book ones. To find out the personalities of the characters, I looked at their actions, what others say about them, and also what they think about themselves. I found lots of quotes to support it too. In doing this project, it really helped with knowing the characters better. Like how it was nice to find a picture that looked something like them. When your trying to put a person in a completely different environment, you have to get to know them really well to guess how they would act. The park shows, merchandise, and rides also matched the theme of the book quite well, and it would be really interesting to see it in real life.
Lit Circle Theme Park Project – The Back of The Turtle
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