Naoto In Detective Prince

She says that “older people formed their opinion about everything and don’t waver before they act. It’s twice as hard for us young ones to hold our ground, and maintain our opinions, in a time when all ideals are being shattered and destroyed, when people are showing their worst side, and do not know whether to believe in truth and right and God”(Frank, pg.263). This is an example of her being lonely because she’s afraid of her ideas being wrong or dumb and then being judged for them. So as a result she tends to keep her thoughts to herself.

Maggie Vandermeer is alienated from this contemporary society due to her lack of skills with social media, her inability to connect with people from the younger generation, and her communication problems with her daughter, Lacey. Maggie’s failure to prove proficiency with social media, renders her jobless and alienated, as even her interviewers can tell that she is unable to trend and is considered to be part of their parent’s generation. Furthermore, Maggie’s consistent battle to connect with her daughter, or anyone her daughter’s age, demonstrates her inability to connect with people from the younger generation, as the professional mannerisms such as a hand shake, job structure such as the official work hours, and demeanor with strangers such as a simple smile, has drastically changed from when Maggie was younger. Maggie is unable to connect with her daughter, Lacey, as there is a particular communication gap between the two of them, which also leads Maggie further into

She refuses to accept the fact that Sourdi is growing up and and she is not. Even after Sourdi got married and left her, Nea still tried her best to bring her back. She tried to create situations where she would have an excuse to bring Sourdi back, not caring if someone got hurt during it. She couldn’t deal with the fact that her  sister had grown up and she was still a little child. At the end Nea says, “I wished I was a Naga. I would have swallowed the whole world in one gulp. But I have no magic powers. None whatsoever,” (143). This showed how helpless Nea felt in her whole situation. She couldn’t do anything to stop her sister from drifting apart from her. At the end she finally realizes that her sister has moved on with her new life and she didn’t take Nea with her. She realizes that it’s time for her to let go of the past and grow

Although her shared race inherently secures her place in the group, she actively seeks further acceptance and affirmation from the other girls. Her longing for community results in her continued involvement with the group, as being outside the group implies an undesired sense of isolation. Laurel continuously strives to be a part of the community, even though she does not like its members and compares their caliber of friendship to being “bunched-up wads of tinfoil…or rusty iron nails you had to get tetanus for” instead of precious metals (190). The need to identify as part of the group causes her to passively dismiss not only the blatant rudeness towards her and other members but also their obvious character flaws. Yet it is in this respect that her less aggressive and kind temperament distinguishes her from the rest of the group, indirectly disrupting its cohesion. Although she realizes that “quiet people like [herself] were better off quiet alone,” the fear of being excluded will lead her to comply with group actions and thoughts that would likely not occur if she were acting as an individual (187).

As Nea interacts with the other characters, she is always brash and rarely takes the time to understand their side of a situation. In many cases, she lies to manipulate people and her situation to achieve her selfish goals. Nea fakes her remorse about attacking the customer just to please her sister: “I was glad I’d stabbed that man. I was only crying because life was so unfair.” (72) When Nea needs to find a way to Sourdi’s home she lies to Duke about the severity of the situation because she knows deep down that it is not as bad as she wants to believe. If Sourdi was in trouble, it would ultimately mean that Nea could get her sister back. Nea fabricates this story to make up for the loss she felt when Sourdi moved on and abandoned her. She would rather believe that it was someone else who caused her sister to mature and move on than to believe it was her own fault or that

Adriana studied at Kean University where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in teaching, while also minoring in Spanish. Her experience at Kean was so positive that she decided to remain there and earn her Master’s degree. She was an active student, taking part in many activities with her honor society and also writing for the school newspaper Kean Current. While as a student, Adriana worked for Lusitania Bank, a medium size Portuguese bank in the Newark area. She believes that dealing with all sorts of different characters that approached her at the bank, both nice and mean, has helped her to deal with people today.

Yasuke admits to his wife that he knew she got the part from the very beginning. He tells her that she’s different. “But the way you look now, it’s not you” (342). This statement is the turning point for the actress. Up until now, Natsuo was merely playing a part. At this point in the story, she is beginning to become who she pretends to be. She feels comfortable with that. From the beginning, Yasuke was prepared for this and yet Natsuo was confused until this point.

As a young woman, Janie had no complaints about her role in society and fit in as most young people do. Eventually, Janie made it her purpose to outgrow this mold, defying her societal role and fulfilling her dream of becoming the assertive woman she always wanted to be. To

Janie was the kind of woman who was always striving for better things. While living in a small town, she always dreamed of living in a better place. From a young age, she was bold enough to be sure she wasn’t going to stay with her grandma for a long time. This was because her Nanny was always sure to shrink her horizons, and Janie didn’t appreciate that. She was like that with Janie because when she was growing up, she never had the chance to better herself so she learned to settle for what she had. In fact,

She sat in class next to peers who were sometimes a decade younger than her. It wasn't AJ's way to shy away from connecting with them. What she saw was a chance to be a role model, and she was excited to see smart, motivated women in the classroom with her. She took that responsibility seriously, and it paid off when a younger student said "I want to be you when I grow up."

expectations, not showing promise in any field her mother finally decides that she will become a

Nene – fiancée and later the wife of Naemeka; she is from the Ibibio tribe. She has been educated at the university and is a school teacher. She is a modern young Nigerian woman who wants to be accepted by her husband’s father.

This excitement and nervousness compels Kathy to pursue all odds to become one of the grown-ups. This would appear to lead her away from individuality, but it ultimately, after finally being pushed over the edge into maturity, allows a more profound realization that she doesn’t need to conform.

hanging around the “cool” crowd, her positive attitude begins to fall. She is no longer,

Nnaemeka decides to tell his father about Nene when he gets home, after having spent 6 whole weeks with her in Lagos. Nene suggested him to write his father a letter, in which he could tell him about their relationship, but Nnaemeka respects his father too much to tell him by letter. (p.1 l.25).