If i stay is a pageturner, save the moments when reflection is required. Need help on characters in gayle formans if i stay. She wanted to go to new york to attend julliard, whereas adam. They are the two most important people in her life besides her. Her choices become a reflection of her true character.
If i stay is a young adult novel written by gayle forman. Character traits are the individual characteristics and qualities that make characters from books, stories, movies, plays, and other art forms come to life for readers use the following list of character traits as a guideline when writing book reports and essays about the different characters youve read about. Mia feels that she doesnt quite belong to her family. Mia is a dynamic character because in the beginning of the book she was deeply in love with her boyfriend, and near the end she wasnt so sure if she still felt the same way. Use it as an inspiration when youre creating characters. Kim stays as herself and never changes through the story. Mia hall is the seventeenyearold protagonist of if i stay, and the novel is told from her point of view. A passionate and talented cello player from oregon, mia is likely juilliardbound after she graduates from high school. Mia hall is the main character mia is a seventeen year old cellist who has so much ahead of her. First is mias immediate family, her mother,father and younger brother,teddy. Overall, i loved if i stay, this devastating romance novel held my interest from the beginning to the end. If i stay is one of those great rare books with a deeply authentic voice that can speak for and move a generation. In this novel there are 8 main characters who takes place in the book.
Please use the character template when adding new pages fandom. If i stay study guide contains a biography of gayle forman, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Mia hall is a marvelous character and everything about her was fantastic. Learn all about how the characters in if i stay such as mia hall and adam wilde contribute to the story. The creators of sparknotes if i stay characters from litcharts. This study guide consists of approximately 23 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of if i stay. A detailed description of if i stay characters and their importance. There are 321 pages in the book if i stay by gayle forman. Yes, there is a movie adaptation of if i stay by gayle forman.
The characters of if i stay were exquisitely created, they were all so unique in their own way. Who are the characters in where she went by gayle forman. Postreading discussion questions for where she went discuss the use of point of view in both novels. Who are the main characters in if i stay by gayle forman.
Dads parents are the closest blood relatives mia has after the accident. In where she went, the characters think about the past and how unfortunate it is that he is the one that is gone. Pdf if i stay by gayle forman read online book download. She barely survives thecar accident that kills her mother, father, and younger brother, teddy. Though, she and mia did not get along at the beginning of their friendship, they became inseparable and were known as dark and studious. The novel tells the story of seventeenyearold mia hall, who is in a coma following a car. The story follows 17yearold mia hall as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family. Cite passages from the story that speak the strongest to mias struggle. You would describe a book characters traits the same way you would describe the traits of a real person. Characters and dialogue, childrens books who are the main characters in if i stay by gayle forman. Mia hall is the female protagonist in the book if i stay if i stay edit. We hope these lists help you choose the negative and positive character traits you will need in your books. Please use the character template when adding new pages the characters in if i stay. She reassures mias grandparents and helps adam find.
In if i stay our seventeenyearold mia wakes during a snowing morning, her parents and other family are busy celebrating the holiday with chocolate chip pancakes. A chronicle of a fatal car accident involving 17yearold muscian mia and her boyfriend. Adam wilde is mias boyfriend adam is the lead singer and guitar player in his band shooting star. Asked in the twilight saga are they going to have the same characters for the whole. If i stay 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A hostile character may want to be included in society to improve their life, but their anger will ensure this does not happen. Penguin group usa incorporated date of publication. Mia hall is the main character in if i stay by gayle forman. Mias parents are the friendsfirst type, liberals who dont mind if their daughter takes a boy. Summary 1st person hello my name is mia i am a 17 year old and i enjoy playing. If mia had nothingif she lived in poverty, or had no other friends and family members, and no prospect of a successful futureher decision between life and death might be difficult. The character of mia hall in if i stay from litcharts.
I honestly have nothing negative to say about this book. Mia, the books main character, is a seventeenyearold high school senior. The gathering of these traits helps in personality development and selfimprovement. If i stay if i stay series, book 1 by gayle forman 5. Detailed analysis of characters in gayle formans if i stay. Mia hall mia is the female protagonist in the novel if i stay. I was going to divide it into good traits and bad traits, but i decided not to, for the reason that good and bad are subjective in many ways. Nothing seems wrong with her life, considering she has a happy family, a rocker boyfriend.
Im quite surprised this is considered a ya book even though the main character is a teenager, i found the themes resonated with me at age 49. Some positive personality traits are looked highly upon and respected in our society. If i stay characters from litcharts the creators of. It is cold, but not freezing in autumn, summer, and spring. If i stay is a really well written book and like all books portrayed on screen, the movie and the book had some differences as well as similarities. Also, you never realize what you have until it is gone. Mia is the only member of her family to survive, and she finds herself in a coma. Mia is a gifted cellist from oregon, from a family of punkists. Mia adam kim gran and gramps mias family minor characters analysis quotes. Although the book was a great read, it wasnt exactly perfect.
If i stay is a book that seemed simple when i read the synopsis but within the first few pages i realised that this would be a book that i loved mias family are simply fantastic, and i loved that she wanted to be with them as much as possible. Mia experiences a life changing car accident that makes her reflect of her early life. She is the only one of her family to survive the car accident that begins the book. Mia, the protagonist, is a 17year old high school senior and music prodigy. If i stay is a strong example of internal conflict. An atoz list of good personality traits penlighten. He was an energetic, caring, curious and fun loving young boy whos life was cut tragically short in a car accident one morning three years ago.
It is an emotional book that includes emotions such as, sadness, happiness, and depression. Even when situations are at their worst, love always lasts until the end. If i stay is a young adult novel by gayle forman published in 2009. In a fairly slim volume, author gayle forman manages to create a believable and virtually blameless character in mia. She scans the morning paper looking for news about her. Mia is the only member of her family to survive, and she finds.
Jessica vazquez i would reccomend this book to you because it shows how fast your life can change within a matter of seconds and that youishould value your memories and the time spent with otheres. If i stay is about a girl named mia hall and it goes into one of the most important decisions of her life. The characters all play an important part in mias story. Mia is the seventeenyearold protagonist and narrator of if i stay. In the past year the band has become more successful than ever imagined, and is expected to become even more popular in the years to come. The name mia can mean loved one or bittersweet, two meanings appropriate for this character. While the rest of her immediate family decided what they could do with this free time mia already has other plans. Her mother, kat, and her father, denny, were very young when they had her, but denny said i dont like calling her girlfriend. A passionate and talented cello player from oregon, mia is likely juilliardbound after she. Readers will find themselves drawn to empathize with mia and nearly all of the other characters at some point. Not since twilight have we seen as emotionally moving a book for a youth audience with this kind of crossover appeal.
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