The Other Side Clover Character Traits

People always look up to good people. Being a good person is about being brave, friendly, and positive. The character Clover from, “The Other Side” by Jacqueline Woodson,shows all of these characteristics. Clover is a girl trying to find her way in a world where skin color determines everything. Clover is a good person because she is brave, she is friendly, and above all she is positive. The first reason why Clover is a good person is because she is brave. She is brave in a bunch of different ways. For example Clover said, “Sometimes I stared back.” This shows that Clover was brave because when someone is staring at you it takes courage to stare back. Another example is when Clover talks to the girl. This demonstrates how Clover is brave because if she wasn’t brave when the girl asked for her name Clover would have ran away. The final example of Clover being brave is because Clover continued to talk to the girl. This means that Clover is brave because if she was not brave she would have left in fear. This proves that Clover is brave and she is a good person for that.

She is always thinking of others. For example when Clover Talked with Annie. This proves that Clover is friendly because if she wasn’t friendly she would have looked away when Annie was talking to her. Another example is when she continues talking to Annie. This show that Clover is friendly because if she wasn’t friendly she wouldn’t have continued to talk to her, she would have just walked away. The final example is when Clover said she might have said yes to Annie playing with them. Therefore, if Clover was not friendly Clover would have thought no we don’t need more people, but instead she thinks that if it was her choice she might have said yes. This shows that Clover is friendly and she is a good person for