The Butterfly Circus

• Write down in your notebook how Will (the main character) is described in the first circus.

He is described as a perversion of nature.

• What do people do when they see him? What does Mendez say to him? (write it down).

People laughted at him. Mendez said "You are magnificent".

• Which acts can you see in Mendez's circus? (Mention at last one of them).

1. The contortion man
2. The queen of the air
3. The strongest man
4. The trapezist

• Describe the problem of one of the artist in the circus.

The queen of the air was a prostitute but she got pregnant and then she was fired from work.

• What do children say to Will after his show?

Children said to Will things like "how did you do that?", "were you scared?".

• Why mister Mendez choose the name Butterfly to his circus?

Because just as a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, circus people evolve into something better by believing in themselves and discovering their talents.

Validation

• Where does Hugh Newman work?

He works in a parking validating tickets.

• Try to write down in your notebook al least three or four accomplishments he makes to clients.

1- You are amazing.

2- you are awesome.

3- You are great.

4- That is a fantastic suit. It really flatters you!

• What is the name of the girl Hugh falls in love with? Where does she work?

Her name is Victoria, she's a photographer, she makes identity card photos.

• What happens to her at work?

She was fired from work because she was making people smile.

• Why doesn't she smile at first? Why does she smile again?

She doesn't smile at first because her mother was so sick that she forgot how to smile. Seeing her like this made Victoria stop smiling too. But she smiled again because one day Hugh made her mother smile again.

Tell me about yourself

Hello! My name is Lorena and I'm seventeen. I'm from Catalonia and I live in Rosselló, a small town near Lleida. The members of my family are my dad Josep, my mom Neus and my sister Eunice. Something more personal about me is that I love anime, manga, K-pop and I'm crazy about cosplaying. I also like skateboarding and drawing. I'm studying this because I think it's nice to help people and it makes me grow as a person. I would like this subject to give me more knowledge about this cool language.