Q : How a character changed...

Q : How a character changed due to certain event that have taken place in his/her life.

A:
      After reading the novel Step by Wicked Step by Anne Fine, I find that Colin has changed due to a certain event that has taken place in his life. The story is about these five children that find Richard Harwick's story. They read it then take turns to share their own stories about how they deal with their dysfunctional families. Colin's story reveals that he has changed drastically ever since his mother moved him away from his stepfather.

     Colin has changed into a very unhappy and lonely boy. Colin had to join a new school when his mother moved out of their home with him. He is becomes a new kid in his class. He has to go through unpleasant experiences. He gets ignored in school as the students had their own set of friends. He finds it hard to fit in. "Nobody bothered with me" The other students only sniggered when Colin did not understand what they were doing. His mother had also neglected him. She was busy with her job at the canteen and her household chores. She had no time to listen to his problems.

  Secondly, Colin becomes a dreamy boy which causes him to have less focus in class. Thus he does badly in school. He misses his dad very much. He ends up thinking very deeply about his dad during class. Every night, he would take the tobacco tin out of the toe of his boot and put it under his pillow. Colin would hum their favourite song and stay awake for hours talking to his dad. He would pretend that his dad was there. "I'd pretend that he was there with me. And I could talk to him, just like before."

   Lastly, Colin becomes resourceful after his mother's separated his stepfather and him. It has been 5 years, 8 months and 7 days since he was separated from his dad. He secretly writes his dad's name and his old address on the forms at school.  "I always secretly sneak his name and our old address on all the forms that Mum's filled in for school..." He tries to save money. He even does three paper rounds to earn money to search for his dad when he is older. “I even do three paper rounds.” 

   In conclusion, at first Colin responded negatively to the changes in his life. He was sad, dreamy in school and moody. Finally he decided to do something worthy to search for his dad like doing paper rounds and saving every penny he gets. His love and longing for his dad motivated him to become optimistic, resourceful and patient in his mission : search for his dad.