In life, one must make choices to overcome obstacles, changing the lives of many people. In the novel, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary E. Pearson, the main characters, Claire and Matthew Fox, make a very dangerous decision involving their daughter, Jenna, that changes their lives. Jenna Fox was saved by her parents after being in a deadly car accident by the illegal use of Bio Gel, a substance that can regenerate any organ in the body. Jenna’s parents are faced with a precarious decision after their daughter breaks the rules and goes to a party she was not allowed to go to, resulting in a serious accident when her car rolls down a cliff. Claire and Matthew make the important decision of saving their beloved daughter, because of their affection
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They knew that they had to “make a choice: save [Jenna] the only way [they] knew how or let [her] die[…]Any parent in the world would have made the same choice [they] did” (Pearson 118). Having miscarried two previous babies, Claire cherishes each second she spends with her only child. When Jenna gets involved in a critical accident, Claire and her husband face the complicated decision of either saving their child and breaking every law imaginable, or letting their precious daughter die. As Jenna’s parents, they decide to save her because Jenna was “treasured[...]Adored[...]Smothered in hopes” and “[...]everything three babies could have been” (Pearson, 109). Jenna was heavily burdened with the weight of expectations and love. Jenna’s parents saved her expecting her to have the same personality and appearance with the “old Jenna” when she only had 10 percent of her brain left. Claire and Matthew had such a deep affection for Jenna, causing them to make the decision of saving her, furthermore heavily affecting …show more content…
They found it hard to communicate with Jenna because “the new and improved Jenna doesn’t add up to three babies at all and never did and everything they risked was for nothing” (Pearson 213). Before the accident, Jenna was the perfect child, but she gains a completely different personality after the accident. Her new personality clearly affects her parents since it reminds them of her old self. In the future, Jenna realizes that “one small change doesn’t calculate into a world that’s been spinning for over a billion years, but one small change makes the world spin differently in a billion ways for one family” (Pearson, 256). By virtue of the choice that Claire and Matthew made, they have to be careful to keep Jenna a secret for the rest of their lives. People who visit their home are hovered over until they leave just to make sure that they do not find anything suspicious. Not being able to adapt to their daughter’s new personality is a consequence that Claire and Matthew Fox have to face, but their massive decision also takes a toll on
They knew that they had to “make a choice: save [Jenna] the only way [they] knew how or let [her] die[…]Any parent in the world would have made the same choice [they] did” (Pearson 118). Having miscarried two previous babies, Claire cherishes each second she spends with her only child. When Jenna gets involved in a critical accident, Claire and her husband face the complicated decision of either saving their child and breaking every law imaginable, or letting their precious daughter die. As Jenna’s parents, they decide to save her because Jenna was “treasured[...]Adored[...]Smothered in hopes” and “[...]everything three babies could have been” (Pearson, 109). Jenna was heavily burdened with the weight of expectations and love. Jenna’s parents saved her expecting her to have the same personality and appearance with the “old Jenna” when she only had 10 percent of her brain left. Claire and Matthew had such a deep affection for Jenna, causing them to make the decision of saving her, furthermore heavily affecting …show more content…
They found it hard to communicate with Jenna because “the new and improved Jenna doesn’t add up to three babies at all and never did and everything they risked was for nothing” (Pearson 213). Before the accident, Jenna was the perfect child, but she gains a completely different personality after the accident. Her new personality clearly affects her parents since it reminds them of her old self. In the future, Jenna realizes that “one small change doesn’t calculate into a world that’s been spinning for over a billion years, but one small change makes the world spin differently in a billion ways for one family” (Pearson, 256). By virtue of the choice that Claire and Matthew made, they have to be careful to keep Jenna a secret for the rest of their lives. People who visit their home are hovered over until they leave just to make sure that they do not find anything suspicious. Not being able to adapt to their daughter’s new personality is a consequence that Claire and Matthew Fox have to face, but their massive decision also takes a toll on