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.