Can young adults identify with the main characters?

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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.
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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.
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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 :-)
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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.
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Definitely yes, adolescents and young adults can easily relate with Brimstone especially those who go through bullying in colleges and estates.
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Brimstone didn't have the easiest life. He went through some bullying, and I think many will identify with him.
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Absolutely! Even adults can sometimes relate to the characters in YA novels because they remind them of a younger version of themselves.
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I agree with dystopian. I think most everyone can relate in one way or another.
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I think young adults can identify with such stories...especially looking at Bronson's character in the movie. It is very identifiable.
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Its easy to imagine adventure and magic for a young mind, so YES young adults will easily relate with this book.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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