Character Thursday is a weekly meme that requires you to
post on every Thursday, your character choice from the book you are reading or
you have finished with. It can be the protagonist or the antagonist, characters
that you love the most or hate the most. You can pick any book of any genre as
you like. Please feel free to grab the
button below and paste it in your post. Last but not least, please add URL of
your post in the linky at the bottom of this post.
Remi
Nobody’s Boy by Hector Malot
"I was a foundling", that is how this story is
opened by Remi, a boy of eight years old who just learned that he is a nobody's
boy. Raised with love and care by Mrs. Barberin, Remi's heart filled with love
and affection. Despite living in a modest family—where eating pancakes once a
year on pancake day is their only luxury—Remi was happy with his poor condition
because he was having a home, and living with people he loved and loved him
(Mrs. Barberin).
But then, just like other human beings who have always lived
in the sense of security, Remi felt his world turned upside down when he was sold
to Signor Vitalis, and must leave his comfortable life. However, in sadness and
solitude at his first night of separation with Mrs. Barberin, Remi remained
strong thanks to the first hint of friendship which Capi—the clever spaniel dog—has
shown him by licking Remi’s face when he was crying.
"Touched by a
sweep of its tongue, I sat up in my straw bed, I held its neck and kissed its
cold nose. It whined a little, then it put one foot in front of my hand and not
moving anymore. I immediately forgot my fatigue and sadness. I’m no longer
alone. I have friends. "
Living as a street entertainer, suffered the rigors of life
- freezing cold and starving – has built little Remi’s character. When he had
to live alone without Signor Vitalis and separated from her new friends, Remi
grew stronger. It seemed that, when he later traveled with Mattia, Remi had
been far more confident than before, which made him automatically the leader of
their small 'enterprise'. I think combination of love (for he knew that Mrs.
Barberin, Arthur & Mrs. Milligan, Lise and her family—all of them loved
him) and sorrowful life affected much to Remi’s character.
However, Remi is a kind hearted and innocent boy, whose
obsession of having a family was so big, that he became less alert to …family’s
bad attitude towards him. I can’t blame him as he was so longed for being a
member of a secured family and having a home to live. All in all, Remi isn’t a
very special character (for I 'm not quite fond of a character which is
described to be too perfect), but through him, we (especially youngster) can
learn about love and friendship.
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