Since the death of Charlie and Isaiah’s father, the Dunn family has had a hard time. Their mother has been despondent and has been drinking more alcohol. The family was evicted from their home and forced to move to a motel. How do these challenges manifest(show) themselves in Isaiah’s behavior at school?

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.