Character Analysis: A Dog's Journey

Throughout the book “A Dog's Journey”, the characters often have different viewpoints of events. This is especially true in this book because the main character is a dog and the majority of the others are people. The events, either good or bad, usually result in a laugh which engages the reader.

One event that occurred in the book was when the main character, a dog named “Molly”, was hidden by her owner, CJ, from CJ’s mother, Gloria, who despises dogs. However, Molly didn’t hide long, quietly making her way out to go find CJ. Gloria and Molly unfortunately crossed paths and an unexpected event occurred. Gloria, never expecting a dog in her house screamed and ended up calling Animal Control.

I was laying there on the ground when CJ
I knew where she was and also knew she was close by. I quickly hid Molly and told her that we were playing a game. I heard a knock so I hurried down the stairs but, my mom beat me there. I tried to act as casual as possible when my mom was talking to me. I could tell that she knew I was looking a bit suspicious. I noticed that she didn't care very much until she gave me a hug. When we separated she looked at me accusingly. I then heard Molly hopping down the stairs, she ran behind me and I tried to hide her from my mom. That didn't work very well because my mother ended up noticing Molly causing her to scream. I tried to calm her down but nothing worked. I knew she hated dogs, but I loved Molly. My mother ran to the phone and called “Animal Control.” I was very anxious, I didn't want to lose Molly, ever. I tried to stop “Animal Control” from taking my puppy but nothing worked. Eventually they took Molly, but I had to get her back.

Overall, most books share events with different points of view. This particular author writes in a way that reveals a lot about each character. Doing so results in a better understanding of the book as a whole and all of the characters