How to Steal a Dog
Barbara O'Connor, Payton Tovar, Block 2
Theme
Characters
Georgina
- Protagonist
Georgina has unkempt, dark brown hair. She has tannish skin and is skinny due to the fact she can't eat as often as other kids. Not only is she tough, but she is stubborn as a nail. Georgina is determined, and sometimes desperate. She is bitter because of her circumstances (she lives in a car and fights with her mom.) Overall Georgina is a pretty typical preteen girl with a hard life.
Toby
- Supporting Character
Toby is Georgina's little brother. He is about 8 and is a big cry baby. Toby has dark brown hair, is not very smart, and likes to play with things he finds at random. He can be clueless sometimes, but he loves his sister and his mom and he would do anything for them. Overall toby is clueless to the world around him yet makes it by.
Carmella
- Supporting Character
Carmella wouldn't hurt a flea (she is very caring.) She is a dog lover and has a dog named Willy. Carmella is pretty chubby and has the biggest house on the block. She feels betrayed at times, at others she feels over the moon ecstatic. Carmella has orange-ish hair that is shoulder length. Carmella is overall a very loving, happy person that loves her life and would help anyone.
Symbolism
In my book, I found two objects that are more than they seem to be. To start off, Georgina stole a dog named Willy. Willy was a puppy that was white with a black spot over one eye and a never ending waggle in his tail. To me Willy was more than just a dog, he represented temptations in our everyday life. I thought this because when Georgina stole him, she saw him as the perfect dog. Perfect can be tempting. Next I saw a character named Mookie as the good in peoples lives, the truth, the right path. Mookie was a homeless man that traveled by his bike. He met Georgina when she was going to feed Willie, and in the end knew that Georgina stole him, but he went on as if he didn't know and helped Georgina by giving her hints on what Is right along they way. Mookie ended up helping Georgina fix the whole situation and everything ended well. This goes to show that objects can be more than they appear, some good, some bad.