Day Twenty-Three

I must agree with everyone, this blog is definitely the toughest one yet. I'm really not too sure on what Prier meant by the social responsibilities. I think I get it, but at the same time I don't. Make sense? I'm actually pretty confused on what to do really, but I'll try to understand so I can write the blog. Well now that I've read it over, and over again; I think I get it. Social responsibilities are very important to a children's story.

Each character will have their own social responsibilities, but the characters will also share same of the same. Let's break this down by characters... Shall we? The main character is Benjie of course; his social responsibilities will be "Obeying his parents", and "Keeping up good grades, and being active." I think those are things that kids should know about because listening to your parents is just the right thing to do. Getting good grades, and being active is also important because it just seems important right? Saying all this, I think I could tie "Always do the right thing, no matter what" into this because it seems like that's what Benjie tries to do. I'm going to convey these responsibilities by the way Benjie acts, and treats the people around him. His overall attitude, and demeanor will do the talking for him!

Next character up... Ramon (The father), his social responsibilities include being a good parent, and an understanding father. His role in the book is to set an example of how fathers should be, and how they should nurture their children. I think his responsibilities tie into Benjie's responsibilities because their relationship will be on display most of the time. I'm using their relationship to show Ramon's social responsibilities in being that good father figure (even though technically... He's the actual father.)

Next... Next character up... Angel (The mother), her only true social responsibility is her tremendous work ethnic. She is dedicated to her job, and she does it well... A mothering skills may need work at times, but despite her glitches; she's a wonderful mother. Andres... Andres (The stepfather), I'm not really sure what his social responsibilities will be. He's just an antagonist character for the most part, so I don't think he has real responsibilities. I guess I'll have to think of his sooner, or later. 

To make things easier.. Here's a list of all the social responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

1. "Obeying parents, or any elders in life."
2. "Doing what is right no matter what, or who is watching."
3. "Being active... Just because."
4. "Having a good work ethic can get you places a lot faster..."
5. "Perseverance is the key to success."

I think that pretty much sums up the blog for today... Let me know if I did it right. I'm not entirely sure. Enjoy!