Personal Narrative: Change For The Worst

I think I speak for many people when I say high school is a critical point in one’s life. Coming into high school, things seemed to be tightly-knitted between my peers and I; those of us who had just

She struggles with displaying appropriate and inappropriate behaviors with others. She longs for friends and a boyfriend, but due to her having difficulty with social communication and interactions, she hasn’t had any success.

Growing up in an overprotective environment never gave her the chance to become emotionally mature and independent. In addition, her parent's demands were always in first place and they were very strict.

like any other teenager, she faces problems with teen angst. In addition, the one thing

I agree with her mom. She does need to get over her shyness. The only real problem with this is that she needs to find a new way of getting over her shyness. She has a way the she think works for her already but unfortunately it is through alcoholism. This is a crucial point in her life where she could make a change in her habits and lifestyle to stop the inevitable barrel roll downhill that is soon to happen.

She stays true to herself throughout the majority of the book. Mica High is stunned by her resilience. They see how thoughtful and kind she is, and how no matter what they say, she’s still herself. They didn’t like her originality. They felt threatened by someone so different from what they were used to.

Sam from before i fall is insecure about many things about herself. “Tomorrow I will be different” (56 Oliver). She always wants to change and she always thinks that tomorrow she will change in a big way. She wants to change overnight and have people look at her differently from what they do. She also thinks that it is more important to care what others think rather than what she thinks about herself. “She would think I was crazy” (89 Oliver). She thinks if she tells people what she is thinking that they will not like her and that she is crazy for thinking that way. She also wants people to like her and she doesn’t want her friends to leave her because she is different.

 Her attitude changes threw out the play, she’s very confident in the beginning, she doesn’t really talk back to anyone, but as it goes on her attitude changes and she’s very upset all the time and depressed.

IDIOSYNCRASIES: She has the tendency to close off at first to an uncomfortable situations, but after the happening moves through her head and she gives it a good thought, she then speaks up.

Not to long ago Vanessa had one of the worst attitudes and outlook on life. Everything was just annoying

She is no longer oblivious to life and death, and she knows what is going to happen in the future. One thing that is

She is very smart and loving. She cares about people and it just reminds me of

Emma centers her time towards what she excels at the most which includes dance, theater, and her academics. When Emma is not busy with her activities and academics she likes to watch Friends, snuggle with her cats, and eat Sour Patch Kids. Her two biggest pet peeves are when she can hear someone chewing and when people do not care about their academics. Other things that she does not like include Workout Wednesday, tomatoes, and chalk. I am so glad that I was able to learn so much about Emma over the past four

When I had first met Emma, she seemed to be perfectly normal. I was very skeptical that Emma needed to be admitted to the hospital because she didn’t have that many abnormal qualities. I proved myself wrong when her mother

I’m sure most of you know who I am, and I feel very honored that I was asked to speak on her behalf. Emma and I have been friends for a very long time and I thought I would start by telling the story of Emma’s life. She was born on April 3, 2001, here in Carroll. In her younger years she was temperamental, and had some great stories to prove it. She screamed like she was getting murdered because her mother wouldn’t buy her a baby doll. She cried for a five hour car ride because she received the wrong kind of hash browns. I think all these moments just made her family love her more and set the level of her sassiness for her future.