In the short story “Muffin” by Susan Cooper, Daisy is the kind of character that will keep certain things to herself if it means keeping her well being. One of the few character traits that I found that Daisy shows very well is empathy. In the short story a specific spot where Daisy is compassionate is when she asks the old lady “Please may I give him a piece of meat” as the old lady responds “Im sure he’d be delighted” (Cooper 10).The way that this supports the character trait of Daisy showing empathy is because, Daisy feels bad that Muffin does not get to eat the food that Daisy does so she hides the piece of meat that she was supposed to eat for dinner and the next day gives it to Muffin. Another character trait that describes Daisy very well is compassionate. …show more content…
Daisy is compassionate when she takes in Muffin by saying to her mom “Mum, I have a friend, he's been bombed out, please can he stay?” (70). Daisy is clearly showing that she is compassionate because she feels bad for Muffin that he has to be all alone so instead of leaving him she attempts to bring Muffin home with her and ask her mom if Muffin can stay. The person who I believe motivates Daisy to be the best Daisy she can be is the old lady . The way that the old lady motivates Daisy is teaching Daisy to be true to herself and to defend herself. The old lady also teaches Daisy how the war is about bullying and how you should ot bully anyone. The old lady tells Daisy “Bullies must always be stopped, by any means possible. The way that World War II has affected Daisy is that War makes Daisy feel not as capable to defend herself. That's what this war is all about'' (20). These are some of the character traits to describe and motivate