Character Development

 The book Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes is about a group of teenagers that are all facing different struggles. Their teacher Mr. Ward introduced something called "open mic Fridays" where they all share a poem on Friday. The main character/narrator of this book is a character named Tyrone. I am going to pick Diondra as a character that changed.

In the beginning of the book, most people thought since Diondra was so tall, that she liked sports, but she really didn't. What she did like was art, but her father had a problem with it. At the end of the book Diondra says "If I can get into an art school, I'm going." This shows that she accepted who she really was

I think one element of the story that effects Diondra is her father. Her father is always telling her that she can't do this or she can't do that, but in reality her father is just tearing her apart. When her father says those things, it makes Diondra feel like she can do nothing. She cannot show her ture colors because her father does not approve of it