Author’s Note: This piece of writing is for my quarter 4 goals. I am trying to score a 10 on this piece for writing and note: this piece might give away hints and clues of the ending of the book!
Have you ever felt like you can’t be yourself around your peers at school? Well in the book Waitng for You, by Susane Colasanti Marisa the main character has this problem. Marisa doesn’t have the courage, strength, and bravery so show everyone who she really is. The main theme of the overall book is bravery. Without bravery you wouldn’t be able to take the challenges that you make every day, but sometimes you need more bravery to accomplish your biggest fears.
First, Marisa has the bravery to wake up every morning and go to school but she goes for different reasons than the normal kid would. Marisa goes to learn eat lunch and learn some more but “normal” kids go to learn, take a break, eat lunch, take another break, and then talk with friends and end up having a lot of homework. But since Marisa doesn’t have a lot of bravery she also doesn’t have a lot of friends. She ever finds the courage inside to talk to different people beside her two best friends, Nash and Nicole.
Just like many girls in high school Marisa wanted to be in a relationship too. But once again never found the bravery until one day in science the seating chart was changed. Marisa was no longer sitting by her best friend. Marisa became completely out of her comfort zone. She was now sitting by her crush, Derek. Would she find the courage to talk to him if he said hey? Or would she chicken out and run away like usual?
Once Marisa started getting used to the seating chart she became more comfortable sitting by Derek and they would have normal conversations every day. But it became more awkward once they started dating. Marisa never thought that this would happen because she is such a shy girl and didn’t think Derek liked girls like that. But when they were dating, Marisa was trying to be someone that she’s not. She was scared to show her real self infront of Derek because she thought he would break up with her. And sure enough he did.
Although Marisa didn’t have bravery in the beginning it’s grown over time. Even though she was dumped because she showed her true side of herself it made her stronger, stronger to say the word yes to her new boyfriend Nash. In front of Nash Marisa doesn’t have to hide who she really is. They have known each other since they were five and if she acted differently Nash wouldn’t like her. She has finally over time grown her bravery and shows her true side and isn’t afraid to show it to anyone.
This book reminds me of both the movie and book Speak. The main character went through a low time in her life and everyone knew about it. After what happened Melienda she was scared to talk to anyone, she had no friends. This relates to Marisa because she was scared to act like herself and thought no one would like her but in the end they both learned that being yourself is better then being someone that your not.
In conclusion, bravery is what helps you get through life. Marisa was struggling to wake up every morning because she was scared what was going to happen each day. Once she finally found her bravery she didn’t care what happened each day because she knew she had many people that loved her for who she was and not for being someone she’s not.
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