Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Qualities

One good quality I notice in Four is that he is a good leader. He always take charge of things and knows how to solve problems. An example of this is when he starts to come up with a plan for how to find Five. "It's like something in me clicks, and after days of overthinking our position, a plan just comes spilling out of me." (Lore 67) This shows two things about him. It shows that he cares about the group, because he has been trying to think of a plan. It also shows that he can come up to solutions for problems at the right times. He leads the rest of the group well because he can think of plans, and because he cares about everyone.
One bad quality I notice about Four is that he doesn't let things go. He thinks about the bad things for too long and doesn't think about the good things. An example of this is when they all go back to Chicago. "A little rest and recuperation was definitely in order; I just hope they haven't forgotten how close to ultimate defeat we came back in New Mexico, because it's all I can think about." (Lore 35) This shows how he can't stop thinking about the battle in New Mexico, even though they all survived. He only thinks about the bad part of it, not the good part. This could cause problems because they have to stay positive, but if Four is only thinking of the bad things, he won't be motivated. And since he is the leader, he has to be motivated.
Four in the movie I Am Number Four

6 comments:

  1. I love how you pulled out quotes from the text to describe the charcter. I also like how you pulled bad and good characteristics from the character verses just pulling the good from the character like most people do.

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  2. I love how you contrasted his leadership to his negative thinking and how in order to be a good leader, Four needs to learn to let go and stay motivated.

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  3. I like the way you showed Four as he was, a leader with some not so good sides. I especially like that you said Four must be positive and motivated because he is the leader. I love the series, thanks for reminding me of it!

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  4. I like how you thoroughly explained Four's qualities using evidence from the book. This really validates your arguments and gave me a more in depth explanation.

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  5. I like how you listed some good and bad qualities of Four. Also I like how you used quotes as examples to show where the characteristics took place in the book.

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  6. I completely agree that in order for Four to be able to continue to lead this group that he has to be able to let things go. I also like how you listed the pros and cons of his leadership instead of just focusing on one of those topics. Using an actual qoute from the book also helps me to understand how he needs to improve

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