Characterization- Found

     
        In the beginning of the book Found, Jonah and Chip were just hanging out when they found a strange letter in Jonah's mailbox. Little did they know was that these letters would keep on coming. At first they thought that these letters were just pranks being put on them, but they kept on getting more mysterious and making their heads boggle. They thought they were just fine, but realized they might be in trouble as the book move alongs.

       In the beginning of the book we find out that Jonah is adopted, but we didn't discover that Chip was also until he got the same mysterious letter as Jonah. They seem to be pretty different because Jonah accepts the fact that he is adopted, but Chip is embarrassed and gets angry. They advance the plot by trying to figure out where Chip is from by breaking into his parents' safe. To show that Jonah doesn't really care the text says, "Then he sneaked a glance to Chip, to see if this made a difference. It didn't to Jonah-he'd always known he was adopted, and as far as he was concerned, it wasn't much more of a deal than his liking mint chocolate-chip ice cream while Katherine liked orange sherbet." (Haddix, 13)

        In the beginning of the book you could kind of tell that Jonah was more laid back and Chip was very worrisome, but Jonah is also turning worrisome. He starts to realize that these letters may not be a coincidence, but may have something to do with the fact that he is adopted. Chip and Jonah are starting to worry, and they always check with eachother about updates with the other one getting letters. "Jonah? Dad said, sounding worried now. "I'm here," Jonah said. "The phone must have cut for a minute." If in doubt, blame the technology. He gulped and tightened his grip on the bricks. "This guy...what does he know about me?" (Haddix 100) You can tell how Jonah doesn't want to hear more about the situation.

I can infer that they continue to gain fear in themselves because the letters are certainly not uplifting and bring up concern.