https://padlet.com/bloomfield/1ibjirqs7jj9 en-us 2019-03-27 23:35:26 UTC 2025-04-24 12:30:15 UTC hello@padlet.com 2261911 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/1ibjirqs7jj9/wish/345931196   Ponyboy Curtis is the main character in the book, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔. Ponyboy goes through problems mentally and physically. Throughout the book you see Ponyboy change or come of age.  Overall,  Ponyboy was the most interesting and thoughtful character.  He was different than everyone else.  
  𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 presented the "coming of age" theme very well. I loved how they made it clear how Ponyboy was coming of age. They added context clues while also just telling the audience that he has grown and changed due to his challenges.  The book was very interesting all the time, and I loved all the problems they faced, it made the book seem real.  
  I do not fully connect with anyone from  𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔.  Although some things that the characters faced or felt I related too.  Such as when Ponyboy felt hopeless and hurt, which caused him to run away from home. Sometimes everyone feels hopeless or just like their family or friends do not care. It runs through your mind and may cause to do actions that you regret.    

]]> 2019-03-27 23:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/1ibjirqs7jj9/wish/345931196 2261911 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/1ibjirqs7jj9/wish/345931520     Marcy Lewis in the book 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒕𝒆 𝑴𝒚 𝑮𝒚𝒎𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒕 is a very fun, self-conscious, kind person. She gains self confidence, becomes happier and goes through more experiences throughout the novel.  Overall Marcy Lewis goes through "coming of age" in the text.  
   𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒕𝒆 𝑴𝒚 𝑮𝒚𝒎𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒕 was a very excellent book, and showed the theme of "coming of age" extremely well.  The authors detail explained Marcy's coming of age completely. From her skipping gym class to having phone calls with Joel, you can see the difference in Marcy's behavior. I thought this book was written very well with an extraordinary amount of detail.  Paula Danzinger made everyone grow some strong emotion, love or hate towards each character. 
 I do relate to Marcy Lewis in some certain ways. Such as feeling left out or not feeling extremely confident in yourself.  Sometimes you just do not love yourself 100%, I can totally relate to Marcy in that type of way.  

]]> 2019-03-27 23:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bloomfield/1ibjirqs7jj9/wish/345931520 2261911 https://padlet.com/bloomfield/1ibjirqs7jj9/wish/345931944   Lara Jean in 𝑻𝒐 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒚𝒔 𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 changes drastically throughout the book. Lara Jean faces huge problems and challenges in her life causing her to come of age.  I do feel like Lara Jean has changed for the better due to her boyfriend, friends, family experiences.  
 In the beginning of 𝑻𝒐 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒚𝒔 𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 Lara Jean was more of a good-goody who never tried anything new or different. Than throughout the book you see her facing more experiences. Such as fear, love, hate, anger, and more. The book showed the theme coming of age through Lara Jeans mistake, experiences and feelings which I love. I also admire how the author made her mistakes into good experiences. She changed in a positive mentally from her mistakes which most people do not do. 
 I do connect to Lara Jean mentally throughout the text. I have not faced half of the experiences that are going to challenge me and cause a change of my character and emotion. I am most likely going to face these challenges through my mistakes just like Lara Jean.  

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