I Survived (2/12/15)

"I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire, 1871"

By: Lauren Tarshis

Blog By: Sonny S.

Prompt: Are the characters realistic (do they seem like they could be read people)? Why

or why not?

Pages read: 1-10

     Oscar Starling sounds like a real character. The reason why I think he seems like a real character, is because he has something called fear. Everyone has fear but some people don't show it. This is the story of how a gigantic fire in Chicago started, and how a realistic but fictional character named Oscar Starling got into the middle of it, and how he's going to get out of it.

     In the story, the fire originally started by a single fire, but because of the strong winds that day, sparks got caught up in the wind and spread to other buildings. This caused a chain reaction, causing over half of the city to be burnt down from a single building fire. This fire was feared by many people, but no one really knows what caused it.

     Now, Oscar Starling needs to find away to escape this fire! Which is very realistic. If you could just fly out of a metal box, that is not realistic, but this character runs, he runs away. He strategizes to find safety. This is all realistic, fear, strategy, and running. Everyone in real life, has these qualities. If this character can relate to real life, this is considered realistic. Now, anyone can relate, but it comes down to the qualities of the character, and the personality of the character. So far in this story, this character seems very realistic.