Love And Determination In Janie's The Face On The Milk Carton

The Truth Janie never gives up on what she believes in and her family stands by her through it all and supports her with love. Janie did not let what anyone say get in the way of what she thought was right. Love and determination is apparent three times in the book The Face on The Milk Carton. The first time determination is illustrated is when Janie kept searching for answers and did not give up on finding out her past or else she would have never found out the truth. The second time determination is apparent in the movie is when Janie did not let what anyone say get to her or make her think differently about what she believed in. The last and final time love and determination is apparent is when Janie did not give up on her parents after …show more content…
She continued to push and push for answers until she got them. The first time Janie showed determination was when her friend Charlotte said Janie was crazy for thinking it was her on the milk carton. Janie dismissed what charlotte said and did not let it go. During the book Janie had several flashbacks relating to her past which gave her an even better reason to keep looking for answers. Janie believed that there was an explanation for everything so she asked questions and tried putting all the pieces together in hopes of finding out what the flashbacks meant. Janie not knowing anything about her past thought she deserved answers and confronted her mom and said, “ I want to know why there aren 't any photographs of me until I’m …show more content…
When Janie mentioned to her friend that she thought it was her on the milk carton, her friend did not take her seriously and blew it off. Janie disagreed and did not let what her friend had to say get to her and make her change her mind. The second time she did not let what people say change her mind or make her think differently was when her parents would make up lies and excuses about her past to try to cover up the truth. Although it was her parents she sensed that something was not right and would sneak around to try and figure out what was true and what was not. Lastly when Pete told Janie that “ These so called kidnappings are really just divorces, where one parent takes the child away and does not tell the other parent where FKGK gone.” (Cooney 16) she dismissed what he was to say and continued searching for answers. Even when the people around her doubted her or thought she was wrong she continued to look for answers. Even after her best friend said “ I know you 're sick of school, but claiming to be kidnapped is going a little too far Janie.” (Cooney 11) she kept looking. This shows that Janie is smart enough to not let anyone get in the way of something important to her and does not let what other people have to say affect her. She stands strong and fights for what she believes in, no matter what people say. Jamie teaches the readers that if