Miranda Becoming Stronger

Miranda became stronger over Life as we knew it. She grew a lot over the book and is a lot less selfish and more caring to others. Some examples are she learns to help out more, she became more hardworking, and learns to never give up. She changes from a child to a young adult who is independent over the course of the book.

One example is Miranda learns to help out more. In the beginning her mom made her food and she didn’t help. An example of this is “that way I don't have to watch matt eat breakfast or watch Mom at her house half lunch and feel guilty that I'm eating more than she is” (pg.118).in the middle she started to help more by going places for her mom. An example is “Mom asked me to bike over to Mrs. Nesbitt's to let her know, then to Peter's office to invite him. Johnny has been chopping wood from the trees Dad and Matt have been cutting down, so I was the most available.”(pg.146). By the end miranda helps out a lot since her mom got sick. An example of this is “It took every ounce I had to go back into the sunroom, but I did. Thank goodness matt have enough strength of help me pull Johnny first and then mom into the kitchen. I told Matt to stay there and I ran back in and got everyone's pillows and blankets.”(pg.301).

Another example is Miranda became more hardworking. In the beginning all she did was get …show more content…
In the beginning she was selfish. An example is “I picture of Johnny on a farm eating eggs and drinking milk and for a second, I really hated him. ‘it's fine, mom’ I said. ‘Ill skip a meal. i'll live.’(pg.116). In the middle of the book she was thinking about everyone who left. An example is “I thought of Sammi and Dad and Lisa wondered how many more people would be leaving my life.”(pg.148). At the end she wanted to give up but she didn’t. An example of this is “Matt helped,” I said. I wanted to collapse by her side and weep and have her hold me and comfort me. None of which i could