Unwind; Character Traits

          In the book, Unwind by Neal Shusterman, there are 3 unwound on the run where I am reading right now. One of the unwound is named Risa. She chose to become a piano player and she plays at a recital to prove her skill. From that recital, I realized that Risa is a perfectionist. In the text, on page 20, the book states, "A mistake. It happens so quickly, it could go unnoticed - but not by Risa. She hold the wrong note in her mind, and even as she continues playing, that note reverberates within her, growing to a crescendo, stealing her focus until she slips again, into a second wrong note, and then, two minutes later, blows an entire chord. Tears begin to fill her eyes, and she can't see clearly." As you can see, if it isn't perfect, it bothers Risa. A perfectionist is someone who must make everything perfect or else it will bother them greatly. This happens to Risa. Her teacher tells her to relax, as shown in this excerpt: "Relax," Mr. Durkin would tell her. "No one is judging you." This shows that Risa cares about what people think of her and partly makes her a perfectionist because by caring about what people think about you, you feel to make everything perfect, as this would lead to a good judgement. Therefore, Risa is a perfectionist.

Kill Me If You Can; Character Traits

        In the book, Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson, $16,000,000 in diamonds are stolen by a man named Zelvas. An assassin named Ghost is hired to kill him, and after a brutal fight, manages to assassinate Zelvas. Ghost was also supposed to retrieve the diamonds, but he was caught and had to make a quick escape, leaving the diamonds behind. Ghost was hired by a man named Chukov and his boss, Nathaniel, is short-tempered. I believe he's short-tempered through his actions and what people think of him. When Chukov calls Nathaniel to update him of the diamonds, Nathaniel answers with "This better be good news." Later on that call, it is clear he's very mad at Chukov, he threatens to kill him as well. The way he answered the call tells me that he is short-tempered as he only wants to hear good news, and he became mad once he heard that diamonds were still being searched for. Chukov must know that Nathaniel is short-tempered, as he didn't dare to call Nathaniel until he drank 3 shots of Vodka. Chukov is very scared of Nathaniel, most likely due to him being short-tempered. Also, Chukov warned his 2 policemen that if you messed with Nathaniel's girlfriend, they would be dead in a few hours. Nathaniel, clearly has no patience and is a grumpy man making him short-tempered.