Jacqueline Woodson creates an interesting story by the way she made the characters in the book, If You Come Softly to be. The two main characters that were described in the story were Jeremiah (Miah) and Ellie.
Ellie is Jewish 15 year old girl who lives in Manhattan. She began to attend Percy Academy for high school. Ellie grew up with her mom who is a doctor and a sister who was getting married with her girlfriend. Living in a family with her mom and her sister impacted on how she looked at life. Her sister portrayed that love isn't about a person's color, race, or gender, it's about what you feel towards that person, it's the connection. Her mom left Ellie without telling her in the past which made Ellie a bit more dependent and reluctant to her mom realizing that she might leave again.
Ellie is basically an outgoing girl throughout the story who at times can get nervous. However, she is a type of girl who speaks out from her heart.
Ellie is the girl who fell in love with Jeremiah.
Jeremiah is a black 15 year old boy who is also attending Percy Academy. He came from a family where he is the only child, he's father is a famous actor and he's mother is a famous author. Because of his parents, many people treat him differently but, he doesn't want to be known as the son of a famous author or the son of a well known actor; he wanted to be known as Jeremiah.
Jeremiah is a great basketball player who leaves in Brooklyn. He is kind and modest to all his friends and family. But, he hates when his parents fight for him to stay at their houses because his parents are divorced. "'Guess I'm spending the week here then.' Jeremiah glanced out the kitchen window. There was no light on in his father's apartment. He was glad he didn't have to make a decision. Every night it was the same thing. You gonna stay here? You gonna stay here? His mama and daddy's voices beating against the side of his head, begging him as if they were really saying, Choose me. No, choose me. For the hundredth time, no, maybe the thousandth time, he wished he has a brother or sister-somebody to go up against them with. Someone to help relieve some of the stuff they put him through. How long would it have to be like this anyway? Two address. Two phone numbers. Two bedrooms." (If You Come Softly, page 33, paragraph 3)
Jeremiah was the guy who fell in love with Ellie.
Jeremiah and Ellie didn't change much throughout the story. Unlike the people they were around, they didn't care about the nationality, becuause they genuinely liked each other. I believe that the characters changed at the end of the book.
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When Jeremiah was told to stop by the police, he didn't. He was completely surrounded of thoughts about Ellie. Jeremiah probably never felt that way before in his life. Real happiness. But, tragically, he was shot when the polica mistaken Jeremiah for the guy he was looking for. When Ellie found out and went to his funeral. I'm predicting that after that day, she will never truly be the same again. Her first love had been killed especially, considering how it happened when she was only 15 years old. I think that from that day, she understood better of reality.
By: Michelle xia
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