Comparison Of Janie And Uncle Basil

In life the trait I usually associate with is intelligence in a lot of situations; for example when i was playing football during gym i made a strategic plan that got my team through the whole game. In that moment i showed tremendous intelligent strength. Two characters Uncle Basil from “You can't take it with you” and Janie from the book Wake they are both very intelligent because they are good thinkers and are good at coming up with plans.

First of the characters is Uncle basil by making people question his intelligence because he is secretly smart. “Uncle Basil lives in a house very small for his money questioned his family” (Wuorio 1). In this quote uncle basil shows he hardly uses money and he uses it in a smart way so he can use it in times of need while his family doesn't know why because they are greedy with asking for his money. Secondly Uncle basil shows intelligence in his words and surprises his family. “The family was a bit shaken by the word curmudgeon. How did Uncle basil know about that” (Wuorio 2). Uncle basil doesn't show it as much but on the inside with his big
Janie is showing of the intelligent trait because of her awareness of her surroundings. Janie has a curse that takes her into people's dreams around her “Janie catapults back in her body. She spies for the culprit of the dream she was sucked into¨ (McMann 3). In this quote Janie gets out of someone around her due to her dream curse. And she is thoroughly checking who it is so she can steer clear of that person later on.The library is a very good place to get Janie caught in a dream with a lot of people around. “Every now and then she peers over the bookshelves to see if anyone is looking sleepy nearby¨ (McMann 62). In this quote Janie is checking around herself very cautiously for people that could trigger her dream curse which is showing her smart planning. Janie being aware of her surroundings and her searching skills proves her