Grave Mercy Character Connection

   Today I have to do a piece for my English class in which I must make a connection between a theme, character, or plot idea and myself. The novel I will be using is called Grave Mercy. My connection is to the lead character Ismae, an assassin for the god of death St. Mortain, though I am no assassin I feel a connection to this heroin for one reason in particular, she is not a Mary Sue. Almost every lead female character of our generation is a Mary Sue, a completely useless character that waits to be saved by a boy. Ismae on the other hand is a break from the norm as it stands she is a breath of fresh air. After overcoming a horrible ordeal at the age of 14 she is whisked away to take refuge in a convent of the god of death St. Mortain, rather than weep and become an emotional wreck she chooses to become an assassin for her new lord and god. Three hard years later she is an entirely new person, no longer a weak girl she is now a strong vibrant woman.

   If I was in her position I would have made all the same choices, because I feel like our personalities are somewhat similar. I would choose to move on like she did, as well if I was given the option of serving the death god himself I wouldn't hesitate to say yes. Another common trait that we have would be that we both would rather think things through than react with pure emotion guiding us. And probably the most obvious thing we have in common would be our stubborn personalities, neither of us will give ground once we dig our heels in. I love this heroin more than most of the others because I feel like I can connect with this easily infuriated girl.

   So to wrap this up, I feel like Ismae and I are very close in personality and in the way that we think. As well I believe it was a pleasure getting to read about this impressive character and I would love to see more like her. Strong willed and with a temper to boot she is my ideal connection to a character.

                                                         The cover of this wonderful book.