As Atticus completed reading the novel last night, we discussed the development of all of the major characters. I noted that often novels portray how events in one's life alter character. We discussed how Omri's decision to return his toy figures to their time in history and to return the magic key to his mother are evidence of his maturity as Omri does what is best for Boone and Little Bear even though it saddens him. Again, we noted Omri's parental role. We further discussed how Little Bear and Boone both shed their mutual animosity that arose from racial prejudice consequent to their learning to appreciate another culture. We last discussed how to prepare for tomorrow's final test on the novel.