Who Is Annie John

Annie John’s actions throughout the book have led the reader to believe that she is becoming a rebellious teenager. The path of womanhood leads Annie to rebel, thus falling into depression. When people fall into depression, they become sad and isolate themselves from people that care about them. In chapter six, Annie finally sees herself from a different perspective. She realizes what she has become: The Young Lucifer.
Annie is miserable in her transition from girl to young lady. Growing up, Annie is nurtured and loved by her mother. However, when she finds her father with her mother in bed, she feels threatened for her mother’s love. This pushes her to rebel by lying and keeping secrets from her mother. Such as continuing to meet with the red girl. The red girl’s influence leads Annie to distance herself from her mother. She becomes reliant on the red girl as a new motherly figure. …show more content…
This happens in Paradise Lost, the book that she is reading in her school. Annie and Lucifer share this perspective of rebelling in order to have the God figure’s trust and attention. Annie’s intentions of trying to recuperate her mother are disguised behind a selfish front. Annie’s misplacement of identity is due to the red girl’s influence of confusion about her culture. She dissociates herself from her family and everything she grew up knowing. This separation of identity is what leads to this depressive state. Much like, clinically depressed individuals lose interest in things that they once loved, Annie loses her role in the family. This is used as a form of rebellion against