How To Be Bad Character Analysis

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The words “pizza taxi” may seem totally random to you, but to me and two of my best friends, Dani and Jaime, it’s a symbol of our crazy, unpredictable friendship. In the novel, How to be Bad, the three main characters, Jesse, Vicks, and Mel, resemble us in many ways; fears, personalities, beliefs, and relationships. My friends and the book crew of girls are perfect examples of how opposites attract. The resemblances start with Jaime, and Jesse being an uptight, thoughtful, “Christian Pants”, Dani and Mel are both quiet, kind-hearted girls that just want to make everyone happy, myself and Vicks can both put up tough girl facades, and try to be needless to help others. Jesse can be described as a “Christian Pants”, she won’t swear and sees

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