In the story, Homeless Bird, by Gloria Whelan, a 13 year old girl named Koly went through many different situations, these situations made her take on many traits. Three traits I would like to interpret through this writing is sadness, depression, and anxiety. In the beginning of the novel one of the first character traits that Koly demonstrated was sadness. Koly went through this trait when her husband, Hari died (p. 45). She thought she would never find happiness again after he passed. In the middle of the novel Koly expresses abandonment, Koly expressed abandonment when her Sass abandoned her in the middle of a city (p. 103). Although Koly hated Sass for her short temper, her scolding, and how mean she was, she was the only person she