Hide And Go Seek Analysis

In the book, even though her mother came to visit unlike in the film, Marji’s search for a substitute family was never accomplished. After her mother’s departure back to Iran and leaves Marji alone she believes that she has become accustom to the lack of family and separation from others. She even says “I’d began to get used to separations” (206), now that she and her friends had all parted ways she claims that he has a “lack of interest in others” (208). The chapter “Hide and Go Seek” shows how she was never alone for long after her mother and close friends left. She began dating hoping to find companionship that could replace her family that she consciously missing.
The book vigorously shows how Marji is constantly moving from boyfriend to boyfriend realizing that none of them are able to provide and maintain what she is looking for to replace her sense of abonnement. She met Enrique first who she liked a lot and was willing to lose her virginity to. After finding out he is gay she loses communication with him and moves on. Next she began to like Jean Paul. He asked her to go have drinks with him, although she thought that feelings were mutual he only needed her for help on math class. Finally …show more content…
Instead of learning from what each of her boyfriends has to offer about life and identity, she falls in a constant cycle seeking a stable partnership to substitute from core family. Through the clear description in the book compared to the film Marji shows how a separation from her core family makes it impossible for her to successfully create a stable relationship with adult families and her various partners. Without actually internalizing the teachings of her mother, grandmother, and uncle of how to respond within different situation in her life, makes adulating hard for Marji because he hasn’t come to terms with the values of life from her immediate