Reck·lessˈrekləs/adjective (of a person or their actions) without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action. In the book “Ungifted” by Gordon Korman the main character Donovan Curtis gets into major trouble with his school, but luckily he accidently got transferred to the gifted academy. Donovan must try and not let Dr. Schultz find him while he hides as an “Ordinary student” that everyone loves. The main character Donovan changed from being reckless to cautious because of his major accident of hitting the atlas and having the globe fall off. On this journey, he learned his actions can lead to major consequences, if you are nice to other people they will be nice to you, and being bossy and self centered will have a major impact on people’s thoughts about you.…show more content… At first he was being stupid. “I cocked the branch back, and unloaded a home run swing. The impact vibrated from my hands, to my brain stem and every cell in my body. The branch shattered my hands… GO-O-O-NG! The sound of the brass behind… The ball of the heavens hit the ground with a HUMP!”(7). Next he was being smart and lying low so Dr. Schultz would not find him. When Donovan thinks “That’s when it hit me. I did care. Not so much about the robotics team-and definitely not about some bucket of bolts on mecanum wheels.”(144). He changed because he wanted to fit in and not have Dr. Schultz find him. He learned being reckless and stupid things can have big consequences like community service, being sued, or even going to
