Miss Ferenczi brings a sort of diversity and brightness to Tommy’s world through multiple actions. After Mr. Hibler got sick, a new substitute named Miss Ferenczi came and filled in. She seemed to be in her own world and very different from the other substitutes that had come into the school: “She started to draw a tree on the left side of the blackboard” (Page 166). Most teachers first write their name on the board when they enter a classroom. She showed that she was very different and unique. She also seemed very different from Mr. Hibler when she was teaching the children: “Without glancing down at the book, she began to talk about the movement of souls in Egyptian religion” (Page 174). Instead of reading out of a boring book like Mr. Hibler,