Traffic And Sierra From Squid Girl Short Story

Sandy from the short story “Traffic” and Sierra from “Squid Girl” reveal their character traits through their words, thoughts and actions. For example, Sierra says, “Dad, aka Mr. Nature Man, said the local people call them century plants because they bloom once every six or eighty years and then shrivel up and die.” (Strasser 190). This shows she is ungrateful to her parents because her parents are trying to educate her but she unappreciated that, she is egocentric. Similarly, the character Sandy says, “Forty dollars of gas wasn’t a lot but he didn’t care. For however long it held out, he would be the car person, watching TV in icy isolated luxury. He could brag about it for the rest of his life.” (Sleator 177). These words show us that he is self-centered and

This demonstrates that all she cares about is the causes, not the chance of a bad affect. Sandy is like the same, “First open the windows or we’ll fry. Just a couple of inches. They won’t be able to get in.” (Sleator 177). He only cares about the cool air, not how bad the air actually is. He only wants what is comfortable for himself, forgetting about everybody else’s perspectives. Finally, Sandy’s and Sierra’s actions give the reader details about their character traits. Sandy was a food seller on the streets and he was desperate for money. He kept on “forcing” the woman to buy his food and the woman did because he seemed desperate. Sandy knew that she would eventually lose money but he only cared about his own savings, not hers. Sierra has very low self-esteem because when she says something “nerdy” to the boy she likes, she regrets it and blames it on her parents for telling her these things. Later on, the boy says he likes her knowledge and she realizes that she is being taught well but she should just be grateful the first time. In conclusion, both Sandy’s and Sierra’s words and actions express what their character is, very