Character Analysis Of Franny In Countdown - 1087 Words

In Countdown by Deborah Wiles, the character Franny is shown to be a very round character possessing many different traits. These traits include being observant, over dramatic, and self conscious. Now Franny is very observant as seen by her others doing something very small out of the ordinary and her noticing. So in short, others actions. When her sister Jo Ellen smiled at her brother Drew, she noticed that Jo Ellen smiled at him like she was his mother (73). No one ordinary takes a second glance at their sibling’s smile to note any abnormalities in such an average setting like the dinner table. For Franny to acknowledge that shows that she really pays attention to everything thus making her observant. Now others actions aren’t the only†¦show more content†¦As Franny is observant, she is also over dramatic. Her emotions convey this beautifully on page 39 when she feels betrayed by Margie for going over the Gale’s house instead of hers. Franny and Gale d on’t have anything against each other yet so Margie was just visiting another friend. Franny is being overdramatic even though the two live in a close proximity and are best friends so it isn’t like they never see each other. With these emotions of betrayal, Franny is not mentally allowing Margie to have many close friendships with any other classmates and is getting in the way of her own friendship. While Franny’s emotions can show a great deal about her being over dramatic, her words can as well.After Uncle Otts episode, Franny claims she is â€Å"embarrassed for life.† (49). Franny believes that everyone who knows her and her family are going to gossip about the episode at the dinner table and it will reflect badly on her. Franny doesn’t realize that Uncle Otts breakdown doesn’t reflect badly on her but only Otts since she wasn’t the one having the episode and was only a bystander. She even hid herself from the public so they could n’t see her at all since she was hiding from Otts. Now words are just spoken thoughts and the final instance of Franny being over dramatic is seen through her thoughts. On page 109, Franny thinks the reason Mrs. R’s explanation of the science fair project doesn’t make sense is because Mrs. R hates her. Franny is taking this way too