Furthermore, her frustration over her shortcomings spurred her to spend more time drawing, (which she was good at), instead of practicing the things that she struggled with so she could get better. 0000009848 00000 n It is her personal song of thanks and praise to teachers like Mr. Falker, who quietly but … In so doing, Trisha’s brother alludes to the changes that are about to befall his sister. 0 0000002360 00000 n trailer First, she is “the most active person in the script,” (Vogler 31). 0000008353 00000 n Mr. Falker fills this role because he defends Trisha from her classmates. 0000002659 00000 n (1998). 0000002461 00000 n Despite the fact that he teaches Trisha how to read with a little help, I don’t view him as a Herald because he arrived too late in Trisha’s journey. <<8011A6048ADDA44586B96AE5FB89F295>]>> He “pulled her hair” and called her names, (Thank You, Mr. Falker read by Jane Kaczmarek, 9:11). I feel as though this is the case because of how her view changes over the course of the novel. 0000005405 00000 n �����O@�RGGG����Y� 6���JJ �2$ ����4xW00�+�0�7�r�+�eh$�0H`8��Ǹ��A�S���y���̎�����e6�f�� 5� (1998). Most importantly, Eric reinforced Trisha’s negative view of herself by referring to her as a “dumbbell,” (Thank You, Mr. Falker read by Jane Kaczmarek, 10:26). 0000054203 00000 n Furthermore, he challenged Trisha to stand up for herself, but she never did—her Ally had to do that for her. endstream endobj 14 0 obj<> endobj 15 0 obj<> endobj 16 0 obj<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/ExtGState<>>> endobj 17 0 obj<> endobj 18 0 obj[/Separation/Black/DeviceCMYK 34 0 R] endobj 19 0 obj<> endobj 20 0 obj<> endobj 21 0 obj<> endobj 22 0 obj<> endobj 23 0 obj<>stream The autobiographical "Thank you, Mr. Falker" is a story close to the author's heart. As a result, Trisha’s classmates, (with the exception of Eric), stopped bullying her. Since reading was so difficult for her to grasp, her opinion of the pastime became increasingly negative, reflecting the decline in both her self-esteem and her self-worth. 0000001388 00000 n As a result, he challenged Trisha to prove him wrong: if she could prove that she wasn’t stupid, then perhaps he’d stop taunting her. He says, “‘stop! 0000009024 00000 n Why didn’t she ask her teacher to spend extra time with her, so that she could learn how to read? Thank you, Mr. Falker. 0000001579 00000 n 0000008108 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n h��Xے��}�W�޸).�/�^TV,۲J�xY�r�~��$D\�p�]?���?䧒_��r%k�� Trisha may be characterized as the story’s Hero for several different reasons. These changes include her shift from an individual who loved reading to one who loathed it. Although Mr. Falker expressed a similar sentiment towards the end of the novel, (by promising Trisha that she’d read), I don’t feel as though he could be the novel’s Herald because of his placement in the story. Furthermore, if she knew she was struggling, why didn’t Trisha ask to see an eye doctor to rule out problems with her vision? When all of the other kids in her class graduated to later readers and she stayed behind on the first, “she began to feel dumb,” (Thank You, Mr. Falker read by Jane Kaczmarek, 3:25). 0000002069 00000 n The Hero in Patricia Polacco’s children’s book entitled I found it difficult to place the story’s Herald, but after some deliberation, have determined that the Herald is Trisha’s older brother. 0000009269 00000 n As a result, he missed the Call to Adventure and failed to adopt this particular archetypal mask.I think that Mr. Falker is the Mentor in Patricia Polacco’s book I’m not sure if a Hero can also be a Threshold Guardian, but if it’s possible, I believe that Trisha is her own Threshold Guardian. 13 0 obj <> endobj Finally, “when Trisha looked at a page, all she saw were wiggling shapes,” (Thank You, Mr. Falker read by Jane Kaczmarek, 2:51). x�b```�U��� ce`a������i�[�l��ޗ(�Y�+y�^����⥹5))�>eKO5�J^ڶ�+q�{V� xref