Melinda’s best friend, Rachel, hates her after the horrible party in last summer. Melinda was raped by a boy whose name is Andy Evans. He left so many scars in the soul of a teenage girl, Melinda. After that shocking event, she does not dare to speak up. However, Melinda Sordino is not the only important character in the novel.
The narrator states the mother’s resentment of Connie’s beauty because “her looks were gone and that was why she was always after Connie.”[451]. Connie doesn’t make the situation between the two any better by instigating her mother with curt answers and rude responses. “Her parents and her sister were going to a barbecue at an aunt’s house and Connie said ‘no’, she wasn’t interested, rolling her eyes to let her mother know exactly what she thought.”[453]. the only time Connie fully admits that she truly did love her mother was when she was crying in the phone for her. Connie’s father is a quiet bystander when it came to his wife and daughter heated arguments.
Mother responded “no we are not buying ‘chiquita’ a new toy today.” Suzy asked mother to go to the toy section, mother said that there wasn’t time but Suzy persisted, had a temper tantrum and mother gave in. At the toy section Suzy picked out a doll and told her mother she needed it for her toy collection but mother said there wasn’t enough money to buy any toys. Suzy began pouting and acting up. Her mother insisted it was time to go and that she wasn’t buying a doll. On the way home Suzy cried and didn’t respond to anything mother said or asked.
In the group is Alison Reynolds the misfit, Andrew Clark the jock, Brian Johnson the geek, Claire Standish the princess and John Bender the rebel. It is apparent that they all have stressed relationships with their parents, are unsure about their future and have immense pressure from their peers (Loukides, 30). Allison Reynolds is a strange, unusually silent character, who is a mystery to most people. She did not do anything to deserve detention, except that she had nothing to do on this day and decided to go into detention in order to find company. Her parents are uninvolved and ignore her.
She refuses to attend the support group that her mother, Nat and Howie suggest: NAT. It can hurt to give it another try, Becca. BECCA. Actually, it can. You haven’t met that room full of God-freaks.
Izzy Dix’s Suicide Izzy Dix, a 14-year old girl, was found hung by her mum on September 17th 2013, after suffering months of being bullied by those she considered her friends. The bullying happened all around her; at school, online even away from either. Ask.fm was one of the main sites where Izzy was cyber-bullied, and has, as a result, pledged a request that the site is banned – to this date the petition has received over 8,000 signatures. Her mum, Gabbi, rang her school in Brixham at least 15 times. The last time she contacted the school was the day before her daughter took her own life.
Curley’s Wife comes in and talks about how she never get to talk to anyone and how she’s lonely. She calls them the weak ones, insulting them and leaving short after. The reason this scene is different from the movie is because the part where Candy and Curley’s Wife come in
Curley’s wife wasn’t allowed to talk to nobody’ but she found any excuse to be outside and talk to everyone. No one there wanted to talk to her because they were scare they would get in trouble. Everyone said she would give you “the eye” that’s why everyone tried not to talk to her. Guys there said that she would do anything just so you will talk to her. If someone was to talk to her, everybody would think that that person and her had a think going.
This cant be answered unless you know the events Janie had to overcome during her childhood. The movie does a great job of showing Janie's disgust for Logan Killicks. Although Janie has absolutely no interest in Logan, she ends up marrying him. There was no love in their relationship, the only reason Janie's nanny made her marry was because she was scared, scared that she would die and Janie would be left alone with nothing. Nanny wanted to feel like Janie was stable, so she could rest in peace.
Her mother becomes disinterested in Waverly and no longer cares about her. Instead, she tells the family that “this girl not have concerning for us” (10). With this cruel and undeserving statement, Ma pushes away Waverly since she knows that Waverly is no longer out to please her. Moreover, she tells the family to not care for Waverly either, completely isolating her daughter from the rest of the family. Mother blocks Waverly from living a good life with her shallow values and lack of love towards her only