Adapting into an Adult
Everybody experiences going from adolescence to adult and it often teaches you things such as respect, dignity and determination. Figuring out who hurt Patrick and realizing who hurt Patrick are two major factors that cause Cat to experience the change from adolescence to adulthood.
Cat experiences growth to adulthood by taking responsibility in finding out who could have potentially hurt Patrick. Cat has to overcome obstacles to stick up for her best friend,"I told myself it wasn't a big deal. Patrick liking boys was part of who he was, but it was hardly the whole picture. (Myracle #90)" Important to realize that Cat has a mountain to climb with her homophobia. It is a major conflict that she will have to overcome if she does want to find the criminal. Without Cat overcoming this mental obstacle, every sequence in this novel would not have been possible. This develops her as an adult because adults face obstacles everyday. A mishap such as this is a perfect lesson for our protagonist to develop from her adolescence to adulthood. …show more content…
"The crawl space beneath Patrick's house held happy memories for me, so that’s where I went when I left the front porch with its spiderwebs and dying butterflies. I walked around the house and found the access door, and the sight of it sent my blood pulsing.(#276)" To point out, all the happy memories and experiences between Cat and Patrick really have to get valued for Cat to take time out of her own day. Regarding realism, would you be trying to find the anti-hero of your average Joe down the block? She cares for him to the extent of taking time of her own to figure out who did this improper behavior. Adults often do favors for each other, it is a polite thing to do all in all. Cat doing this can lead the reader to believe that she is adapting to
Everybody experiences going from adolescence to adult and it often teaches you things such as respect, dignity and determination. Figuring out who hurt Patrick and realizing who hurt Patrick are two major factors that cause Cat to experience the change from adolescence to adulthood.
Cat experiences growth to adulthood by taking responsibility in finding out who could have potentially hurt Patrick. Cat has to overcome obstacles to stick up for her best friend,"I told myself it wasn't a big deal. Patrick liking boys was part of who he was, but it was hardly the whole picture. (Myracle #90)" Important to realize that Cat has a mountain to climb with her homophobia. It is a major conflict that she will have to overcome if she does want to find the criminal. Without Cat overcoming this mental obstacle, every sequence in this novel would not have been possible. This develops her as an adult because adults face obstacles everyday. A mishap such as this is a perfect lesson for our protagonist to develop from her adolescence to adulthood. …show more content…
"The crawl space beneath Patrick's house held happy memories for me, so that’s where I went when I left the front porch with its spiderwebs and dying butterflies. I walked around the house and found the access door, and the sight of it sent my blood pulsing.(#276)" To point out, all the happy memories and experiences between Cat and Patrick really have to get valued for Cat to take time out of her own day. Regarding realism, would you be trying to find the anti-hero of your average Joe down the block? She cares for him to the extent of taking time of her own to figure out who did this improper behavior. Adults often do favors for each other, it is a polite thing to do all in all. Cat doing this can lead the reader to believe that she is adapting to