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Every event changes you even in the slightest way, on the other hand, changes are much more noticeable when there’s a bigger journey. In Joan Bauer’s, Hope Was Here, Hope and her aunt Addie, who is also her legal guardian, move to wisconsin after a disaster at their old diner. They work for a man named GT at the Welcome Stairways diner. GT soon becomes mayor but the leukemia got worse, and by the end, he passes away. Hope, the protagonist, changed from the beginning because now, she has a better appreciation for people around her and she’s overall stronger and kinder, not that she wasn’t kind before. After the tragedy of GT passing away and the whole election process, Hope became more aware of what’s happening, she’s more appreciative and doesn’t take anyone for granted. On top of that, she's more involved in what’s happening in her community. Hope took part in GT’s campaign. After Eli Millstone won for his third term, teenagers from Mulhoney, Wisconsin gathered at the Town Hall. “We stood firm, 297 frozen teenagers dressed like eskimos it was so mind blowingly cold, and held a candlelight vigil outside Town Hall singing “We Shall Overcome.” (pg 166) The quote shows Hope and many more teens standing together to make sure GT gets to be mayor. GT became mayor because of …show more content…

Hope has moved many times, she hates it every time but she thought her move to Wisconsin would be the worst yet but she finally found where she belonged. Right after GT passed, they closed the diner for a while. Soon after they opened back up, the were in the “in the weeds”. You could tell she was happy. “I looked at Flo and grin. We’re in the weeds. “Look sharp now,” Addie shouts from the kitchen.” (pg 185) and also, “those women grin so bright.” (pg 185) Overall it’s a happy page. Everyone is happy and they all learned to be a kind happy person from GT, including Hope. They are also happy because they know that’s what GT would

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