2. The main characters in the novel are Giacomo and Leonardo. My
favorite character in the novel is Giacomo because he is a very curious
person. He likes to learn how to draw like Leonardo da Vinci so he has
a dream in his life. Giacomo changed closer to the end of the novel;
he started to become a more mature person and respected Leonardo
more when he was told to do something. He also started to have way
more influence to paintings then at the beginning. He wanted to help
Leonardo to finish the last supper which he did get to do. I can relate
Giacomo a bit to students in 8th grade. The reason why is because in
8th grade we start to be more independent and become way more
mature. We basically have to find our own way. This connects to
Giacomo because hes also mature throughout the book. Giacomo has
a dream to become a painter and be as successful as Leonardo. I also
have a dream which every day is to become a successful person and
have a good job to live a wealthy life. As a result Giacomo is a very
interesting character to learn about and see his changes throughout
the novel.

3. Leonardo Da Vinci is another really interesting character; the reason why is
because he doesn’t share much about himself. These types of characters act like
they have mood swings, because sometimes you can tell that Leonardo is being
really kind toward Giacomo but other times you wonder if he is a different person.
This made me think about dogs especially my own dog the reason why is; because
my dog always has mood swings sometimes you think he’s the happiest person
alive and all of a sudden he goes back to normal. This really made me think of
how Leonardo acts. In addition, Leonardo is a man that can leave things for the
last moment but then get it done well. That reminded me again to students,
mostly they leave there work for the last minute and then do it when they had
weeks to finish it. As we got to know him a bit better throughout the novel he
becomes a very successful artist especially the messages he brings when he is
painting something. As a result he shows what a man can be, when they work
hard, in my opinion.

4. Katarina is a character that just concentrates on her work, but she is also
a very caring person especially for Giacomo. When Giacomo first comes
to Leonardo’s House he has to learn new things, for example his jobs at
the house, when he has to wake up all these sorts of things Katarina was
there for him. As a connection Katarina made me think of a cleaner I met
in a beach club he was the hardest worker I have ever seen. He took care
of the bathrooms, handed people towels and many other things. Then I
talked to him and he was from Africa he told me that he was doing this
for his family and they are all living in Africa. Katarina really related to
this because she works really hard to help Leonardo and for her to
provide a home and food.