Mrs. Bigio: The Most Important Characters

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Mrs. Bigio started off with a cautious,tyrant, irritable attitude towards people she thought that she hated. She unintentionally judged people by their covers. Mai Thai was nothing like her people, but Mrs. Bigio didn’t take time to realize that, to get to know her. Then things changed, and she learned two things, you can be open and honest towards the people you love and trust, and you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. And with just those two lessons that she learned she is now kind, confident, and very independent, she’s also very responsible, loves to try new things, and I think she definitely has her priorities straight. Mrs. Bigio is a lunch lady at Camillo Junior High, and she takes much pride in it. She loves her job, and the children

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