Thank You Mr Falker Essay

In the children's book Thank you, Mr.Falker by Patricia Polacco, the character Trisha loves books and wanted to learn how to read. In the first grade she learned that she could not read she had a disability and it was hard for her to read. She started to feel dumb and kids in her class started to bully her to the point where she did not want to go to school. In the end Mr.Falker gave extra help and taught her how to read. Patricia Polacco uses Trisha as a dynamic character who started off feeling dumb and could not to read. By the end of the story Mr.Falker showed her that she could be able to read and believe in herself, and today she writes children's books.
In the beginning of the story you can tell that the character Trisha is very

She really did not think she was not going to be able to read. This was had a huge impact on her life and began to feel like she was not smart. “Trisha began to feel different. She began to feel dumb” (274). She started asking her family members like her grandma if she was smart. Then it got even worse people in her class would laugh and make fun of her when she made a mistake while she was reading. That had been happening threw first until all the way in fifth grade when a new teach came along named Mr. Falker. When she was trying to read to the class they were laughing at her and he stand up for Trisha. After that only one person was bullying after that his name was Erik. He bullied her really bad in school to the point where she ate lunch under the staircase. Then finally Mr.Falker saw that Erik was bullying her and took him to the office. He told her one day that she could help him wash the blackboard. Mr.Falker finally found out that she thought she was dumb. “You poor Baby, he said. You think you are dumb, don’t you? How awful for you to be so lonely and afraid” (276). This is ware Trisha hope comes back in