One of my favorite themes and moments of this story was Pacy's quest to finding herself. As an adult, this idea of discovery your identity is a never ending journey. People and situations in life help you become who you truly are and I believe the author uses Pacy's search not only to create structure within the book, but also to relate it to real life events. Pacy and her sisters discuss what they want to be when they grow up (pg 12-13). Pacy realizes that she must pick something she is talented at and so begins her year search to "figure things out."
As the story progress, the author puts Pacy in situations that reflect this idea of finding herself. Pacy and Melody create a project for the science fair, she is very proud of their pea plant project and considers this as her "talent" (pg 62). She is discouraged after the judge told her their results were inconclusive, but instead of giving up it gives Pacy the motivation to discover something else she enjoys. …show more content…
At this camp Pacy faced with position that will help her realize who she is as an individual. The young girls make fun of her and call her a Twinkie (101), which hurts Pacy and sends her into an identity crisis. Her mother reassures her that her blended race is what makes her interesting and she can be neither or both.
The falling action of the story happens when Pacy gets 4th place in the national book competition and wins $400. "I found myself," she exclaims (pg 120) "I am going to make books when I grow up." The art of finding something you love to do and you are rewarded by it is one of the life lessons into finding
As the story progress, the author puts Pacy in situations that reflect this idea of finding herself. Pacy and Melody create a project for the science fair, she is very proud of their pea plant project and considers this as her "talent" (pg 62). She is discouraged after the judge told her their results were inconclusive, but instead of giving up it gives Pacy the motivation to discover something else she enjoys. …show more content…
At this camp Pacy faced with position that will help her realize who she is as an individual. The young girls make fun of her and call her a Twinkie (101), which hurts Pacy and sends her into an identity crisis. Her mother reassures her that her blended race is what makes her interesting and she can be neither or both.
The falling action of the story happens when Pacy gets 4th place in the national book competition and wins $400. "I found myself," she exclaims (pg 120) "I am going to make books when I grow up." The art of finding something you love to do and you are rewarded by it is one of the life lessons into finding