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Character Analysis Of Quarta In Stuart Benm 'The Girl With Only Two Arms'

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The girl with only 2 legs and 2 arms Have you ever felt like a outcast? Have you ever felt like a freak? Have you ever felt like you were not normal? Well it is my belief that In “The Girl with Only 2 arms and 2 legs” by Stuart Benm, Quarta is going through that and want’s to be a normal kid (octopi). One she wants to have friends, two be good at sports and finally to not be embarrassed anymore. First of the most obvious reason why Quarta wants to be normal is that she want’s to have friends because currently no one likes her and she is really lonely. *When she saved Koko she started to strike up a conversation with him, but then Koko walked away when he realised Quarta was talking to him. Also Quarta was feeling a friendship for the first time, then longed for one after that experience. Also the author talks a lot about Quarter's Terrible social life, like when she said “I know I look weird only 2 arms and 2 legs.” and “know one else has this problem” As we can see Quarta is in need for a friend to be normal. …show more content…

*First of during lunch the the teachers had to feed her and Quarta thought that that was embarrassing. To add on when she volunteered to find koko the teachers sent two other kids with here because they thought she wouldn’t be able to handle it, any normal kid would’ve been able to go alone. Lastly after she saved koko everybody yelled “freak! Quarta is a freak!” and that made Quarta feel embarrassed that she was called a freak because she had a mindset that people would call her a hero. Quarta wants to not be known as that “2 legged, 2 armed freak” but as a normal kid

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