Compare and contrast the characters in the hundred dresses part -1 lesson
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Explanation:
The story is given in class ten First Flight book.
The characters of the story The Hundred Dresses written by Eleanor Estes are- Wanda Petronski, Peggy and Maddie.
Wanda Petronski
Wanda Petronski is a quiet, socially outcast student who sits at the back of Room 13 until she stops coming to school. Wanda is the child of Polish immigrants and lives far from the school in an impoverished area called Boggins Heights. She never laughs, though she sometimes twists her mouth into a crooked smile. She wears the same faded blue dress to school every day, though she claims to own one hundred dresses at home. Peggy teases Wanda for saying she has a hundred dresses.
Peggy
Peggy is the most popular girl in school. She has pretty auburn curls, and is confident and talented. Peggy instigates the "hundred dresses game," in which she teases Wanda.
Maddie
Maddie, the book's protagonist, is Peggy's best friend. Maddie feels guilty for standing by and letting Peggy tease Wanda. Maddie herself is poor; she secretly wears Peggy's hand-me-down dresses.
Miss Mason
Miss Mason is the teacher in Room 13. Though she initially doesn't notice Wanda's absence, Miss Mason expresses regret when Wanda's father moves his family to the city, where they are less likely to encounter prejudice.
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Peggy and Maddie both were close friends. Both were American and studied in a school. They were intelligent and sat in the front row in the class. Both made fun of Wanda Petronski, who was a polish girl and studied in their class. They made fun of her on her name, dresses and pairs of shoes.Peggy was the most popular girl in school. She was pretty and rich. She was good at drawing and designing. Maddie was a poor girl who usually wore Peggy’s old clothes. She was not in favour of teasing Wanda. She always wanted to stop Peggy, but could not do so out of her own compulsions. Both have different nature.