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LITERATURE CARNIVAL•CORNICE •GRADE V
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Character Sketch of Annemarie:

Introduction: Annemarie Johanson lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. She has a little sister
and she used to have an older sister who is now dead. They live with her parents in an

apartment. She goes to school and her best friend is Ellen Rosen who is a jew.

Strengths: She can run very fast as it is mentioned in the beginning of the chapter. She

even won the girls race and she likes to compete She is also smart which is clear as she
knew what to do when the Nazis questioned her. She is devoted to helping her friends and

is determined to do things she wants to do. She is also kind and generous.

Weaknesses: She worries about her parents and knows their weakness because of losing

her sister Lise and that knowledge makes her scared at times.
-Saargav Chandra Jha
VA

Character Sketch of James:

Book: James and the Giant Peach

Name of the character: James Henry Trotter

Physical description: James is a sweet, kind, smart, and curious boy unlike his cruel,

selfish and greedy aunts: Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. What is the problem in the story
and how did he solve it? One of the main problems in the story was when the Peach was

being attacked by sharks and James, along with the other creatures solved the problem
by tethering seagulls onto the Peach to make it float, thus saving them from being eaten.

Character traits: James is a lonely child in the beginning as his parents were killed by a
rhinoceros. The idea of having friends or someone that could understand or take care of

him were alien ideas to him. James shows kindness toward others as he cared for
everyone while they were on the peach. He becomes the leader of his group by getting

ideas quickly to save the peach and its passengers and by being caring toward his new

friends and being fair to everyone. He is also a peacemaker, stopping any of Centipede
and Earthworm’s frequent arguments throughout the book.