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Whether or not we
attended a public or private school or we were schooled at home, almost anyone
has a person who had been a model in our life even if that person never
realized how much we looked up to him/her.
5. Brother Methuselah from Redwall
The only
non-human on this list, Brother Methuselah is an elderly-mouse monk who lives
and works at Redwall Abbey. He spends much of his time supporting the novice,
Mathias, as he tried to find a way to protect Redwall and the surrounding area
from invaders. Methuselah helped raise Mathias and is almost as much as a
grandfather to Mathias as he is a mentor. *Spoilers* Another way it is clear
how much Methuselah means to Mathias is how the young mouse ends up naming his
son after him. *end spoilers*
4. The Giver from The
Giver
With his name in
the title, this man has to be important to the plot, right? The Giver is a man
with regrets and I question if he really wants to pass down the memories to
Jonas. Not because he doesn’t want to give up his very important position in
society, but because he doesn’t want to burden a young teenager with the weight
of the memories. Whenever Jonas discovers something The Giver is the first to
know and he listens and for the most part patiently answers all the boy’s
questions.
3. Mandy from Ella
Enchanted
The fairy
godmother of this story doesn’t just giver Cinderella a makeover and send her to
the ball. Mandy has worked for Ella’s family for years and was always there to
help Ella deal with her gifts. Mandy is Ella’s support system and one of the
few friends she has left after the death of her mother. Mandy always helped
Ella feel she has a choice especially when she tells Ella to think anyway she
wants to think about her “gift”.
2. Ani’s Aunt from The
Goose Girl
Although, she wasn’t present in the plot
for very long, if it weren’t for this woman the story of The Goose Girl would never have happened. It saddens me that a
character who influences the heroine, Ani, in such a way doesn’t even get
named. She’s only known as Ani’s aunt or the queen’s sister. Still, this woman
is the one to teach Ani about the first languages and how to understand the
birds despite this causing her much ridicule from the rest of the court.
Towards the end of the first chapter, her death is only mentioned in passing by
the queen. The turn of events saddened Ani because her only true friend is
gone, but her aunt’s fingerprint is still on her. Throughout the story, we see
how her aunt shaped Ani and just how significant those childhood lessons are.
It is actually scary to wonder where Ani would be if her mother never allowed
her to see her Aunt as a child.
1. Rafael LeMarres from Following
the Phoenix
Given how strict
our hero’s, Paul, uncle is at the beginning of the story it is no wonder why
Paul would rather be with anyone, but him.
Paul’s uncle forces him to follow a different religion, and doesn’t
allow him to paint which crushes Paul and aspiring artist. Paul could have been
happy with any normal guardian, but Paul’s late father was best friends with a
very interesting man called Rafael LeMarres. Rafael is also an artist and
follows the same religion as Paul, but even if this wasn’t the case Raf, as he
prefers to be called, would still have supported Paul anyway. Raf’s heart goes
out to all parentless children and not just Paul and he even tries his best to
help Paul get out of his abusive situation. (That’s not a spoiler, that is the
premise of the book).
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