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Change In Kate Messner's Wake Up Missing

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"I am no bird; and no net ensares me; I am a free human being with independent will." These words from Charlotte Brontë(a British writer) in Jane Eyre describe Cat's change in Kate Messner's Wake Up Missing. Cat, the protagonist, goes on a journey to rediscover herself in the novel. After receiving a concussion from falling out of a tree stand while bird watching, Cat goes to I-CAN(a "top head injury clinic" in a Florida swamp) to receive treatment. She then discovers that the "doctors" tttat the clinic(Dr.Ames and Dr.Gunther) actually plot to change the kid patients into the younger equivalent of long-dead geniuses. After many obstacles she and the other patients escape and eradicate Dr.Ames, returning to safety. Through her experience in …show more content…

At the end just before the kids defeat Dr.Ames by letting hiim fall prey to an alligator, Dr.Gunther allows Cat to get away with Ames's laptop. After defeating Dr.Ames, Dr.Gunther's leg is broken from falling over a log. Cat, with other evidence from an overheard conversation, comes to the conclusion that Dr. Gunther was forced to be part of the plot to transform the kids. The other kids agree that Dr.Gunther should not be spared and taken with them on their return(Dr. Gunther cannot walk because of his leg). Cat reasons with them and tells them her thoughts abour Dr. Gunther; the other kids distrustfully bring along Dr. Gunther. Also, after she reunites with her family, Cat says "Maybe that means we'll be friends again[she and Lucy], but I won't give up who I am to make it happen." The journey at I-CAN shaped Cat and set her free. Cat changed from molded to independent and adaptive. The danger of the swamp helped Cat discover her inner abilites and characteristics. She used her smarts to adapt to new situations and dangers the kids might face.. Also, at the end, she made a resolution to forever to be herself. Cat's impactful venture in the swamp dramatically changed her character and

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