If a classmate decided to write a book about you, how do you think he
or she would characterize you?
If anyone wrote a book about me
they would characterize me as I am; the good and the bad. I believe that a
biography or a story should describe the person as they are. We are unique
beings. No one is the same as another. Our flaws are what make us
extraordinary. I think that is what makes our lives interesting. I often sit
and people watch and think about what their life might be like, what they might
be going through, and what they are doing that day.
Let’s use me as an example. You
can observe me sitting at a Starbucks right this moment. I am sitting at a sort
of bar with booth seating facing the room and the coffee machines and baristas,
with a glass wall behind me. I am wearing headphones over my head and typing
away on a laptop. You can say that I look like a college student because of all
the papers and a binder at my side. You over heard me talking to the cashier. I
was at traffic court today and I have a headache. I must be pretty stressed
out. I occasionally pause to think about what I am writing. My head sways to
the music that I am listening to. Then you can branch out to the possibilities.
This is where your imagination can go wild. Characterization is subjective. If
three people observed me for 20 minutes they might come up with completely
different characterizations.
To answer this question, I do not know what
someone would say about me.
-Melody
