In the book, The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau, the main character, Cia, changed over the course of the book due to her experiences.
Before Cia was chosen to participate in ‘The Testing’ she exhibited traits such as being mature, visionary, and fixated on her potential future. For an example, on page 95, Charbonneau wrote, “But Dr. Barnes’s words ring loud in my head. The Testing is about more than what happens in the classrooms. Asking for help through the night will be seen as a weakness. Leaders are not weak. The Testing is looking for leaders,”. Even though she was shocked with a friends passing, she knew she had to pull herself together. She had to show Dr. Barnes that she was strong and can handle anything thrown her way. This explains how she was very mature and cared about her future. She knew that she had to get over …show more content…
In other words, Charbonneau states “I use only the solutions I can identify by smell and color. Out of the ten soil samples, there are four I am certain contain radiation, three that do not, and three on which I will not risk wagering a guess. Had this been the first test, before the plants, before Malachi’s twitching, bloody body, I might have been arrogant enough to feign confidence. No more. Malachi made a mistake, and he paid for it. The price he paid would be worthless if I didn’t learn from his actions,”(114). Cia learns the consequences for wrong answers, although she didn’t learn the first hand. By using others mistakes to guide her actions, she concentrates on creating a future. This shows how she recognizes the mistakes of others to her own benefit. She realizes that if she wasn’t careful she would have to pay a price. She focuses her mind to do