Explanation

1. Chevy logo and car lights: Represent the car that Brent drives in car crash after party.

2. Leech: Brent is all over Brianna at the party, she uses a metaphor and says he’s like a leech.

3. Sand: The beach is where Brent spends a lot of time finding himself and working on his whirligigs.

4. Woodchips: Brent has a complex relationship with the wood he works with. He spends time drilling holes and working to perfection.

5. Harmonica: Brent spends his little free time playing the Harmonica when he needs a break from building Whirligigs. This is another way of exploring the arts.

6. Kids: Brent encounters a group of kids on the beach who admire his work, these kids are instantly inspired and curious as to why he builds them.

7. Saw: One of Brent’s most used tools is the saw, he often uses this tool to cut the larger pieces of wood.

8. Crab shell painting: The final woman Brent runs into is seen painting a crab shell. They share a connection through their passion of art.

9. Paints: Another useful tool for Brent was his paints. They gave him a range of options for how to express himself.

10. Red solo cup: This red cup is a popular cup at parties, it represents the 1st party Brent goes to where he gets bullied.

11. Greyhound logo: Greyhound is the type of bus he uses to travel around to his locations.

12. Bishop: This chess piece represents the way Brent is treated at the party.

Reflection: 6-8 sentences

For this part of the project I had to make a shoe that was based on a character from the story. On the shoe I needed to put items that reveled the characters traits, personality and role in the story. I picked the character Brent because he is the main character, all the canon events in the story revolve around him. While working on this project I used Creative thinking. When I felt stuck I would use my senses to generate new ideas. Instead of looking at the story from a reader’s perspective I would look at it from a character’s perspective. Once in a character’s perspective I would use the five sense (touch, sight, smell, sound and taste) to figure out what conflicts affected the character in the story. I would also make sure to do as much research as I could so that ideas could pop into my head easier. My best researching tool was the book, so I read the it over again to catch those details I might have missed the first time. I believe next time I can improve on planning out my project a bit better before starting. I rushed into putting stuff onto the shoe and it got kind of crowded, I ended up having to move stuff around to fit everything on.