From the novel that you have learnt, describe an event that changes the life of a character

and how the event affects his / her life and the people around him/her. Support your
answer with close reference to the text

Sample Answer :

Based on the novel Captain Nobody written by Dean Pitchford that I have studied, the story
is about a boy named Newton Newman who went through many difficulties and challenges in order
to be recognised by the people around him. The event that changes Newt’s life is, he created an
original superhero costume using Chris’s old clothes with the help of his best friends JJ and Cecil.
This event is vital as it affected his life and the people around him.

Newt became a different person whenever he put on his superhero costume. When Newt
wore his Captain Nobody costume, he felt strong and confident. For instance, , Newt was able to
climb a tall dumpster in order to retrieve a big bass drum for his friend Cecil even though he was
afraid of heights because he was wearing the costume which gave him confidence and power. Cecil,
who had always wanted to have a drum was beyond happy to finally own one with the help of
Captain Nobody. Thus, it is proven that the event where he created his Captain Nobody costume
led Newt, who at first a timid person, changing into a person who can conquer his fears and fulfil
his friend’s  wish.

Next, after he created the costume, he believed that the costume helped him to become
fearless and he was able to do remarkable things. Newt was able to do an impressive act such as
saving Ferocious the Ferret, his school’s football team mascot. Once, he dashed onto the highway
and screamed at the vehicles to stop in order to save the ferret. No one was brave enough to save
Ferocious except for him. On top of that, by clearing the road, he had unwittingly saved an aeroplane
full of passengers that needed to do an emergency landing. In my opinion, this once again shows
that by making and then wearing the Captain Nobody costume, Newt had changed his life and the
people around him.

Lastly, the costume that he created had given Newt the courage and confidence to climb
up the Appleton water tower in order to save Reggie Ratner . After watching the news report about
Reggie climbing to the roof of the Appleton water tower, Newt immediately rushed there to tell him
the truth about the big tackle incident. Even though he could not stand heights ( acrophobia), he
courageously climbed up the water tower to save Reggie. Eventhough he had no obligation to
explain to Reggie about the big tackle incident, he showed his empathy by telling Reggie the truth.  In
my  opinion, because of the costume, Newt was able to conquer his fear and save Reggie who was
stuck on the water tower.

In a nutshell, based on the evidences above, I have made my point clear why I believe that
creating the costume is an event that had changed Newt’s life as well as the people around him.