Character Sketch

                                                               My Best Friend
   As we grow up, there are many people who we have met during our life time. Each of them may have impact one’s life differently. Some of them might be people who pass your life who are not important to you but some of them may be special. There are many people who appeared in my life and one of them is still in my life today. I could say that this person is very special to me.


    Why is this person so special to me compared to other people in my life? It is because this person is the person who impacted me and helped me become the person I am today. Who is this person? She is my best friend and her name is Michelle. She is the ideal best friend because she is very caring and she will always be there for me.

    When my family moved to Canada from China, my life is already changed. The first day of school was the scariest thing to me because I am a new immigrant to Canada and I could not speak a word of English. I met Michelle first on the first day of school and I could still remember that Michelle was standing behind the window and walked towards me and started speaking to me. After that conversation, I realized that Michelle was a very nice person. We soon became friends and Michelle was the one who helped me with my homework. I would also teach her Chinese and she would help me with my English. I am very thankful to her, for everything she has done for me. My English speaking abilities would still be very poor if it wasn’t for her.

     Michelle is different to other friends I had. She is the one I can tell my secrets to and tell her about my stories when I was a little girl in China. She would always listen attentively to me whenever I have something to say. Whenever I had a problem, I would talk to her about it. If I did anything wrong she will tell me and let myself to find out the mistake and fix it for myself. That way I am learning for myself and not relying on her a lot. She would proofread my homework assignments and uses her own time to help me. She is very patient and would take the time to explain to me anything I do not understand. She is the person who influenced me to become who I am today. I have become more helpful and caring towards others because I want to become like Michelle and be helpful to others as well.

     In addition, Michelle is related to the character in the book I had read called Fifth Business. According to the quote “I don’t know why, but I have the responsibility to take care her.’’ Dunstan in the said in the novel, we can see Michelle and Dunstan, they both don’t have the responsibility. Whether Dunstan takes care of Mary or Michelle help me for the homework. But they both did no matter what; they think that is their responsible to do that.

     In conclusion, throughout our life, we will meet people who are just there but not have a true purpose other than just being there as a friend. However, there are people who are meant to be something special to you in your life. Michelle is the one who impacted me and lead me to who I am today. She is so special to me and will always be my best friend.