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Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 20 Dec 2017, 03:41
by prenaramesh
I do think it is relatable, Brimstone is made fun of and is insecure which I think a majority of people go through in school.
I don’t know if it is very helpful for kids who are actually being bullied though. The solution is not magic.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 20 Dec 2017, 23:38
by Leyla
As a young adult, I would say yes. My imagination is still as wild and carefree as a child sometimes. Sometimes I imagine myself as the characters I read, and become lost in the book.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 21 Dec 2017, 16:45
by CommMayo
Leyla wrote: ↑20 Dec 2017, 23:38
As a young adult, I would say yes. My imagination is still as wild and carefree as a child sometimes. Sometimes I imagine myself as the characters I read, and become lost in the book.
Getting lost in a good book is something you never grow out of
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 21 Dec 2017, 21:45
by Paul78
CommMayo wrote: ↑21 Dec 2017, 16:45
Leyla wrote: ↑20 Dec 2017, 23:38
As a young adult, I would say yes. My imagination is still as wild and carefree as a child sometimes. Sometimes I imagine myself as the characters I read, and become lost in the book.
Getting lost in a good book is something you never grow out of
I fully agree with you on that. A person will find himself reading the book over and over again so long as it is an interesting one.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 22 Dec 2017, 08:35
by David_92
Definitely yes, adolescents and young adults can easily relate with Brimstone especially those who go through bullying in colleges and estates.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 23 Dec 2017, 15:46
by kandscreeley
Brimstone didn't have the easiest life. He went through some bullying, and I think many will identify with him.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 06:04
by Dystopiancitzn
Absolutely! Even adults can sometimes relate to the characters in YA novels because they remind them of a younger version of themselves.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 25 Dec 2017, 10:55
by kandscreeley
I agree with dystopian. I think most everyone can relate in one way or another.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 25 Dec 2017, 16:44
by Mtsweni Nelsy
I think young adults can identify with such stories...especially looking at Bronson's character in the movie. It is very identifiable.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 26 Dec 2017, 04:10
by docfatima
Its easy to imagine adventure and magic for a young mind, so YES young adults will easily relate with this book.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 26 Dec 2017, 05:12
by Quinto
Brimstone is any typical young person with a questionable background and struggling through life with bullying, for example. But within themselves, if they believe, they can conquer their inner struggles and overcome their external foes as well.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 26 Dec 2017, 09:52
by GPM
babathoust wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 15:28
Absolutely, I guess I can qualify to call myself a young adult: and I found it to be what I constantly need to be reading.
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 26 Dec 2017, 15:12
by Ash and Stars
I think young adults can identify with the main characters. Brimstone faces bullying which unfortunately something that many young people come face to face with
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 27 Dec 2017, 10:23
by CommMayo
Is Brimstone the most relatable character? Who do you think you relate to the most in this novel? Does it follow gender lines or cross them?
Re: Can young adults identify with the main characters?
Posted: 29 Dec 2017, 14:07
by nadiadeana
Victor Rose was able to capture how Leaf aka Brimstone is a teenager at heart. Teenagers are often struggling with their inner self and the author managed to put it into words.