Differences Between Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy

Tripping, Spilling, Falling. These are common problems that we run into almost every day. Problems are everywhere even if we don’t really notice it. In the novel, Lizzie Bright and The Buckminster Boy, Turner goes to Malaga Island when he is told not to. Due to this conflict, Turner becomes accepting and more independent.

In this novel, the conflict is that Turner goes to Malaga Island when Malaga is forbidden by his dad, Reverend Buckminster. To the people of Phippsburg, the people living on Malaga Island look nothing like them because of the color of their skin. So, they want to move them so they can use their location as a tourist attraction. People who lived in Malaga, their ancestors, claimed it as theirs but didn’t have a deed. Then, Turner goes on the island to meet Lizzie, someone who can relate to Turner. The people of Phippsburg think that the people of Malaga are trying to convince Turner not to let them leave and to stay on their island even though this is not true. Turner’s father, Reverend Buckminster, yells at Turner everytime he goes to Malaga island. This is one out of many conflicts that have happened in the book, that changes Turner.

Characters commonly change due to conflict.

It happens in every book there is. In this book, the character Turner Buckminster changes in two ways. One of the ways Turner changes is he is more accepting. When Turner gets told these things about how the people of Malaga are not like them and how they are bad, he thought differently. Turner had met Lizzie, a Malagan, who loved to play baseball and go digging for clams. Lizzie’s grandfather is also a minister just like Turner’s father. Over time, Turner and Lizzie become good friends because they start hanging out more often. Turner later becomes accepting of the people on the Malaga Island, even though what everyone in Phippsburg says along with the color of their

skin.

Another change that Turner goes through is becoming more independent since Turner was told not to go to Malaga island by his father, Reverend Buckminster. Turner was constantly told not to get his white shirt dirty or be at the Malaga island. Turner disobeyed his father and got yelled at by Reverend Buckminster. Turner kept going to Malaga island and eventually started lying to his father saying he was going birdwatching. Turner started going to Malaga more often now which caused more yelling at home. Finally, Turner stood up to his father and turned to be more independent. He was capable of doing things on his own. Just like how he went to Malaga island on his own.

Change is not easy. That could be because every time something or someone changes, a conflict, or problem, occurred. This can be caused by anything. In the novel, Lizzie Bright and The Buckminster Boy, Turner is not allowed to go to Malaga Island, even though he wants to, by his father, Reverend Buckminster. Due to this conflict, Turner becomes more independent and accepting.