Character Analysis Of Nathan In See Ya, Simon, By David Hill
Essay Topic:
Describe an important character in the text you have studied and explain what year 9’s can learn from them.
Nathan
Charlie and Madison
Introduction:
In the book See Ya, Simon, by David Hill, Nathan is one of the most inspirational characters and one that year nine students can learn a lot from. In the book, he has taught us a lot of valuable lessons, such as how he was grateful for everything he has in life and how he didn’t treat Simon any differently just because he was in a wheelchair. Simon was Nathan’s best friend and was unfortunately born with a terrible condition called Muscular Dystrophy (MD). MD is a condition where your muscles get weaker and weaker. Over time, Simon’s health deteriorated and he ended up in a wheelchair. This book tells of Nathan and Simon’s last year together.
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Year nines could learn from Nathan to show empathy towards others, and to make the most in life. A Lot of people take everything for granted whether that's food, money or the people around you. Nathan was grateful for all of those things. Year 9 students need to start doing this now, before it's too late. We also need to be kind to everyone and treat them as equal. Just because they may sound, look or act different to everyone else doesn't mean they need to be treated like rubbish. You can't just assume that they're not ok to hang out with if you haven't even talked to them. Nathan made sure to talk to simon whenever he saw him around town before they were even friends, because he knew that others didn't. Nathan was kind. Nathan was a really kind person, he never treated anyone badly or started rumors about other people that weren’t true. Do you think that you could be kind, have empathy, be grateful for all the little things and not judge people when you haven't even spoken to them? Do you think that you could try to be more like
Describe an important character in the text you have studied and explain what year 9’s can learn from them.
Nathan
Charlie and Madison
Introduction:
In the book See Ya, Simon, by David Hill, Nathan is one of the most inspirational characters and one that year nine students can learn a lot from. In the book, he has taught us a lot of valuable lessons, such as how he was grateful for everything he has in life and how he didn’t treat Simon any differently just because he was in a wheelchair. Simon was Nathan’s best friend and was unfortunately born with a terrible condition called Muscular Dystrophy (MD). MD is a condition where your muscles get weaker and weaker. Over time, Simon’s health deteriorated and he ended up in a wheelchair. This book tells of Nathan and Simon’s last year together.
Paragragraph One:
Nathan is …show more content…
Year nines could learn from Nathan to show empathy towards others, and to make the most in life. A Lot of people take everything for granted whether that's food, money or the people around you. Nathan was grateful for all of those things. Year 9 students need to start doing this now, before it's too late. We also need to be kind to everyone and treat them as equal. Just because they may sound, look or act different to everyone else doesn't mean they need to be treated like rubbish. You can't just assume that they're not ok to hang out with if you haven't even talked to them. Nathan made sure to talk to simon whenever he saw him around town before they were even friends, because he knew that others didn't. Nathan was kind. Nathan was a really kind person, he never treated anyone badly or started rumors about other people that weren’t true. Do you think that you could be kind, have empathy, be grateful for all the little things and not judge people when you haven't even spoken to them? Do you think that you could try to be more like