Being Tested

Think of a character in a book or a movie who faced a tough challenge. What physical and mental tests did he or she meet with? How did the character feel at the end of the ordeal? Write a brief summary of the character’s experience, then try to relate it to an experience you have had yourself.

• In the story "Flipped", Juliana and Bryce faces a tough challenge - they have diffuculties getting along with each other because they do not actually know each other very well. The story started when Bryce's family moved to Juli's neighborhood. The first time Bryce met Juli, he was scared of her. Juli, however, fell in love with Bryce at first sight. The two of them grew up together, with Juli chasing Bryce and Bryce always running away all the time. Conflicts occurred between the two people. Bryce did things that made Juli angry, so she finally decided to give up. At first she avoided Bryce and became really cold towards him, but later she greeted him like he was a normal person. Soon enough, Bryce realized that he like Juli, so he tries his best to get Juli to forgive him. At the end of the book, Bryce did an act that made Juli happy, so she decided to forgive him and get to know him more.
• The mental test between the two was that Bryce had to overcome his fear of getting along with Jul and really becoming friends with her. At the end of the story, both were glad that they made up and can get to know each other.