Literary Fangirl - If you ever love and lose your innocence, don't hide.

Literary Fangirl - If you ever love and lose your innocence, don't hide.

Literary Fangirl

If you ever love and lose your innocence, don't hide.

[May. 1st, 2009|09:29 am]

[	Tags	\|	character study, revision, writing	]
[	Current Music	\|	Jars of Clay - "Boys (Lesson One)"	]

I gave my MC, Anna, an assignment: Tell me 20 things you've learned about life by the beginning of this book.

Here are her answers.

Stillness and quiet hurt. It's best to keep busy.
It is good to be left alone. Even when you're with people, find a way to seclude yourself.
Even the very best people will leave.
People want to be happy.
People will try to be happy at the expense of others.
People love you best when you're doing what they want.
It's possible that you will never be enough for anyone, since you weren't enough for your mom.
Adults don't have all the answers, even though they make all the rules.
You have to work hard so that you'll be okay when you're left alone.
Love hurts, but you can't be a good person and not love.
Sometimes I'm not sure if I want to be a good person.
Girls are capable of taking care of themselves. It's not as easy as it is for boys, but it's possible.
Not getting married is not the worst thing possible.
Men can be really wonderful. They're different than women, but they can be good. Very good.
I like people but I don't trust them.
I don't want to hurt anymore.
Maybe it's just me. Maybe I can't be loved. If that's the case, I should do my best for the rest of them. The ones who are worth something.
I don't want someone to love me so much they hurt someone else. Especially someone who loves them.
I want my life to have mattered.
You don't have to have money to make a difference.