What Is The Consequences In Morgan Matson's Second Chance Summer

Jess, an 18-year-old girl, feels alone as she feels that she does not belong home. She wants to commit suicide after her boyfriend, Chas, leaves her because she then feels completely alone. Jess’s elder sister, Jen, disappeared a few years ago and Jess blames herself for Jen’s disappearance. JJ, a guy with dreams of becoming a successful musician is stuck in the past with thoughts his ex-girlfriend and failure to fulfill his dreams since his band broke up. He also feels alone since he is an immigrant and the people he considered his family abandoned him.

Amanda Wingfield’s life is turned upside down by her husband’s departure. In her mind it shatters hope for

By fighting to save the most important part of her life, Taylor shows that she has realized what is truly important. When she decides not to discuss Turtle’s future in front of her, as though she simply property, Taylor’s renewed belief in small acts of kindness and the effect they can have on people, is shown. Once more, she knows that even small acts of compassion can have large impacts on the lives of others. The effects of Taylor’s epiphany are illustrated again when she agrees to drive Estevan and Esperanza to Oklahoma. Even though she does not want Estevan to leave, Taylor drives him and Esperanza to Oklahoma, risking fines and jail time in the process. When Mattie warns Taylor of the dangers of her plan, Taylor says, “Just stop it, okay? Estevan and Esperanza are my friends. And, even if they weren’t, I can’t see why I shouldn’t do this.” By saying this, Taylor’s belief in the importance of doing the right thing, even when it is dangerous, is displayed. Taylor’s morals have been transformed: bravery and integrity are now more important to her than safety and realism. She no longer withdraws from her friends and loved ones like she did after

and strength of character help her move forward. Despite some moments of hesitation and self doubt she makes her choices with full knowledge of what she is doing and why. Being neither her real mother or legal guardian, if Taylor gets caught Turtle will certainly be taken away from her and put into the custody of foster parents. But, if she does nothing she will lose Turtle anyway.

In the book The Cellar by Natasha preston the main character Summer is brave, intelligent and very careful. Summer lives in an average town with her parents and her older brother Henry. Throughout Summer’s time living with her family she meets many people including her brothers friend Lewis who is eventually her boyfriend. But also during this time she develops huge struggles that will scar her forever.

This is important due to her want for a traditional family, it slowly leads Taylor into thinking a traditional family isn’t so atrocious. As Lou Ann and Taylor establish a friendship, working together when, Lou Ann’s husband leaves her pregnant and goes off joining the rodeo like the mothers of the “1960-2016 period, the percentage of children living with only their mother nearly tripled from 8 to 23 percent” (Bureau). This leading to her being insecure in her new role as provider and mother to her son Dwayne Ray. She no longer has someone in charge telling her what to do and nobody to follow. This leads her to be more confident in herself as she starts to slowly become independent in taking care of Dwayne Ray. This is important for the sake of Taylor as she starts to become insecure and no longer confident in being a parent to Turtle. Lou Ann can give her the best advice and Taylor can easily understand as she saw Lou Ann’s journey in aggrandizing her confidence and independence. Because Taylor saw Lou Ann’s journey she can then apply this to her own journey in officially adopting

Hunter, Autumn, and Summer all separated from each other, but all share the emotional burden from the repercussions of their mother’s addiction and lack of affection. All three children struggle with the temptation of drugs, since the inherited predisposition of their mother’s addiction. They have three different dads and the same mom, who are an addict in some shape or form. One is in foster care bouncing from home to home, and another has never even seen or talked to her parents. Whenever one of them messes up something in their life, the excuse of why is because of the same three things their

Drew Jaymes is Peach Valley, Georgia’s bad boy. Orphaned at a young age and raised by his aunt. His dream of racing his passion, until he met a young woman with bright aqua eyes. One summer with her, his whole life changed. Nicole Bennett was part of a founding family of Peach Valley. A grandmother that was cold in life, yet was the only family she had once her parents had died in a car accident when she was a child of five. Her young life was spent in an all-girls school in Great Britain. Returning to Peach Valley before heading off to university, she met and fell in love with Drew and lost her innocence and her heart. Believing Drew’s love wasn’t real, she ran off to university and left Peach Valley, never wanting to return. Eleven years

When summer finds out the truth about her dad she is shocked. Summer always thought her dad was a good person. She always thought that her mom was wrong about all of the horrible things she said about her father. Summer never thought her father would do something like this. When Summer goes back home her mother tells her what really happened. “Dad has a daughter? I said numbly. It seems all i can do is mumble moms words

Four college students named Randy, Deke, Rachel and LaVerne, decide to swim to a wooden raft on a remote Pennsylvania lake to celebrate the end of summer.

In the town of South Lake Tahoe, children played safely outside, the sun always seemed to be shining, and laughter was a common sound. Everyone knew one another and crime ratings were close to zero. Due to the town’s “child-friendly” nature, the Dugard family called this place home (Hawkins). However, on June 10, 1991, a fiery nightmare exploded into reality for eleven year-old Jaycee Dugard. Walking towards the bus stop, Jaycee was dragged into a grey sedan (Hawkins). Jaycee’s stepfather Carl Probyn witnessed this gut-wrenching act from down the street and tried unsuccessfully to trail the car on a bike. (Tresniowski). Jaycee’s mother, Terry, lost control of her emotions after her daughter’s

In Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ 2006 movie Little Miss Sunshine, they depict the tribulations of a dysfunctional family trying to get their daughter to a beauty pageant, while encompassing strong portrayals of common issues in the United States today. It communicates the individual’s struggle to be perfect, as well as the difficulties of the average middle class family in society. In this paper I will analyze three characters; Olive, Dwayne, and Richard Hoover, identifying their life stages, psychosocial development, role in the family and their resiliency through the stories challenging circumstances.

The story is about a widowed character named Lois. She looks back at her childhood spent in the Canadian wilderness. Her apartment is filled with paintings of wild landscapes she has collected over the years. Although, Lois purchased the pieces because she liked them, and they are now considered valuable, they make her feel uneasy. As a young girl, her summers were spent at camp Manitou in the wilderness of Canada, where

The tale seems targeted to appeal to the young teen and adult audience. The concept of the story is solid. The goal is clear and the stakes feel high. The script explores the theme of “second chances.”

Taylor is in denial of her disease and chooses to not confront the issue. Taylor lives an unhealthy lifestyle both mentally and physically because she refuses to work and date. This form of tendency can inhibit a person from personal and psychological growth. Taylor has yet to develop her self-actualization because although she may have beneficial qualities such as cooking and caregiving she doesn’t have any interest in developing her own life. This type of behavior can push her relationship with her brother away because she can become too dependent on his attention and love that he is unable to provide a life for his girlfriend and her own children.