My initial reaction to the book so far is that it is full with problems and issues that the characters constantly face just like we all do in everyday life. Sure some of the problems I have read about don’t apply to everyone but we all understand the hardship that comes from being a teenager in high school for we all have been living it for the past 4 years or so. Whether you are a teenage girl who is questioning her faith and in love with someone her parents don’t approve of like Eden Streit or if you are a teenage boy hiding a secret you cant tell your father because you are afraid of what he might say when you come out and say “Dad I’m gay,” like Seth Parnell.
In this novel there are many different problems that the characters face on a daily basis. At the beginning of the novel is when the characters problems are all pointed out to the reader and they are all problems that keep you reading to see how they would solve them. I have already mentioned Eden Streit and Seth Parnell. There are three more characters in the book that I am still going to introduce with their problems. The third character is Whitney Lang, her problem is living in her older sister’s shadow which many people can relate to but that’s not the only problem this character faces. Whitney is also completely in love with her boyfriend Lucas and she is sure she is ready to let him take her virginity but that doesn’t go as well as planned.
Another character named Ginger Cordell is living with many problems. Problems that involve her six siblings all younger and all having different fathers, living with their grandmother. Ginger’s grandmother does all she can but Ginger is still doing so much and basically taking the place of their mother because their mother, Iris, is a prostitute.
The last character needed to be mentioned is Cody Bennett. Cody is a teenage boy living his life without knowing his real – well biological father, but that doesn’t come to an issue in his life. Cody is dating his ex-girlfriend’s best friend Veronica. The major problem in Cody’s life is that his stepfather is sick.
These stories all carry desire in them. The desire to help, love and live their lives as a teenager with no problems, no issues and nothing to hold them back. How would you handle any of these situations if you were living your life this way?
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I think that many of these problems your characters face are similar (although not exact) to the problems that many other teenagers face everyday. The most important word in your question is 'desire'. Everyone wants to feel noticed and loved, and as humans we seek that out. But sometimes it isn't in the right way. Through those experiences, whether good or bad, we learn and grow. That, to me, is the most important part of growing up.
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