They would take the longest way around me to avoid bumping into me in anyway, like i had some germ they could catch, like my face was contagious. this is a simile what is being compared?

What is a hyperbole in the book messenger

Which sentence you is an example of chronological structure in “the city without us”?

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.