Breaking Beautiful Character Analysis

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Ryan started out with a explanation about his character, then explained a quote to give a better picture in our heads. In the book Everyday, the guy switches bodies everyday and it was hard to remember the person he was the day before because he switched different bodies everyday. Also he can access the feelings from other people he encountered. In Breaking Beautiful, Trip abused Allie, but Allie nor Trip could not let go of each other because they were in love. They said Allie had thoughts about wanting to let go but it just wouldn't feel right not being with him. After Trips death, it was hard for Allie to talk to her other friends because after Trip death, she didn't really know who to talk to because he only let her talk to him. The group

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