Good Enough Maxie Quotes

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People might think not but people from other cultures can be just like them. Many people think that they can not accept other people from different cultures but they can as shown in Drita and Good Enough. One character who must learn this lesson is Maxie, one of the main characters from the book Drita, a realistic fiction story by Jenny Lombard. When Maxie receives a book from her principal about the country that a new student in her class was from, she starts to understand and accept the new kid’s culture and what she had been through. In Good Enough, a realistic fiction story by Patti Yoon, the main character Patti has to get accepted by her peers who are not from her culture so they will understand her and accept her. People should start …show more content…

On page 48, the text explained, “Here are some of the things I find about Kosovo from the book the principal gave me. It’s a city that was once part of a country called Yugoslavia.” I realize that from this piece of evidence, I think since Maxie knows a little bit about Kosovo and what they have been struggling with, she starts to accept Drita. On page 96, the text states, “And let Drita get her but kicked?” I realize that from this piece of evidence, I think that Maxie is accepting Drita because she is worried about her and cares for her. She is started to appreciate her because of her culture. On page 108, the text informed “Well, driving someone’s mother to the hospital may not be the most normal thing to do the first time you get together with a friend, but that’s exactly what we did.” I realize that from this piece of evidence, I think that Maxie is accepting Drita because she knows how Drita’s mom has been acting and she understands what Drita is thinking. To conclude, Maxie starts to accept Drita once she learns to appreciate …show more content…

On page 286, the text stated, “My Mom...she didn’t mean what she said. Stephanie takes a deep breath. I’m really sorry Patti.” From this piece of evidence, I think that Stephanie understands Patti and accepts her culture, she will start to accept Patti. On page 244, the text informed, “Ben turns to me. Sorry about your glasses. I know your parents will be angry. I hope you still had fun.” I notice that from this piece of evidence, Ben understands Patti’s culture and what her parents are like and what they value. On page 112, the text stated, “What's a hagwon? My dad rarely talks about his life in Korea. A private school I had to attend after school he says. You went to school twice. Koreans must really appreciate learning and education I say. They sure do my dad says.” I realize that Patti is starting to appreciate her culture and accept herself as a Korean.All in all, Patti can accept herself since she appreciates her culture and other people start to accept Patti when they appreciate her