In the story “Back to Normal” by Lauren Tarshis, the main character Elijah’s feelings change about another character Devon throughout the story. There is a tremendous amount of evidence to support this theory. In the story, Elijah wanted things to be normal again, but everything was closed and nothing was normal because of Covid. So, school opened back up, and everyone was allowed to return. Then, Elijah realized it would all be okay.
In the beginning of the text “Back to Normal”, Elijah calls Devon annoying, and implies he is forgetful. Elijah says, “ Devon what an annoying kid!... And he's always losing stuff—...” This shows us that Elijah thinks Devon is annoying and forgetful due to his statement about Devon’s personality.
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