1. The main character of this book is Naomi Sukuse. Before Naomi’s accident the author doesn’t really say her personality. But from what I can see, she seemed like she was popular, snotty, and cool. After her accident her personality changed. She becomes stronger, kinder, and jubilant. Overall she is just a happier person.
2. In the beginning of this book it started off with Naomi falling down the stairs and losing her memory. She was then re-introduced to her friends and family such as her mom, her dad, her boyfriend Ace, her best friend Will, and James. In the middle part of the book she started to hate the way her life was. She hated the way people were viewing her so she changed her appearance. She cut off all of her hair! Naomi and Will get into a huge fight and basically stop talking to each other therefore causing Naomi to quit yearbook. Naomi and James then start to date after Naomi and Ace break up. In the ending, Naomi starts remembering everything that happened before her fall. James basically breaks up with her after he goes back to a mental health clinic. Naomi starts realizing how good of friends her and Will were so she apologizes and they become friends again.
3. I think that the author is trying to say, live life while you can because you never know what could happen the next day.
The Issues
1. Naomi’s memory loss affects her friends, her family, and herself. When Naomi fell down the stairs, she couldn’t remember any of her friends. She had to rediscover her past friendships and her boyfriend Ace. Naomi’s parents are divorced and Naomi’s mom has a new family now. When Naomi’s dad called her mom she came down right away only to find out that her daughter, Naomi, wanted nothing at all to do with her. When Naomi fell down the stairs she had to rediscover whom she truly was.
2. Two specific events that make the book’s social issue(s) seem real important are her friends talking about her and people viewing her differently. One day she overheard her friends talking about her and how she’s completely changed and how she’s a new person. That seemed like a real issue that would happen in life. After she fell down the stairs people started to see a new Naomi. Some people didn’t like her, so people missed the old her, but some people loved the new Naomi. Naomi didn’t like the way people we’re viewing her so she decided to change her appearance. She cut off all of her hair and some people liked it and other didn’t.
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