Pd3: Grace,W Found Poem

Grace Walton

12/23/15

Per.3

How we Became Friends

I took a few steps toward a pretty dark haired girl

Sat toward the middle of the bus

Wore a dress similar to mine

The dark haired girl had a headband like the one I wore

Quickly she scooted away from me

A girl’s hair so blond looked white

She motioned to follow her

Did everyone already know who I was

We talked

Finally I  was approved

Went over our schedules

Had things in common

We became friends

The story “The Red Umbrella” showed lots of examples of empathy and how people should be treated. This poem called “How we Became Friends” is based off of pages 196-197 in “The Red Umbrella.”  These pages are when  Lucia becomes friends with Jen. This shows empathy and kindness from Jenn toward Lucia because she started going to a new school and had no friends. Then Jen goes up to her once Betty decided that she already didn’t like Lucia.These lines represent intolerance because Betty shows that she doesn’t like  Lucia even when she didn’t get to know her. But this shows empathy because Jen makes Lucia feel better when they become friends. This makes Lucia feel better because she didn’t really have any friends before Jen stepped in and once Lucia became friends with Jen, Lucia became friends with all of Jen’s friends. This is how this poem “How we Became Friends” shows empathy and intolerance.