What My Mother Doesn't Know (1-51)

Summary:
Sonya Sones starts off her Bildungsroman story by introducing the reader to the main character, Sophie. She is the type of girl that does not know what she wants in life. For example, Sophie likes many boys at once and does not know how to commit to one relationship. Her two best friends, Rachel and Grace are very supportive of her, and in return Sophie tells them everything that occurs between her multiple relationships. Sophie likes Zak, Danny and Dylan, and because she is only in eighth grade she does not realize that boys are not her only intention. Though, the only reason why Sophie wants attention is because she is the only child in her family. Her parents frequently fight, her father drives off with his car, and her mother cries. This occurs almost everyday and Sophie can do nothing to help,  this makes her feel helpless. Sophie is the type of girl that is starstruck by every boy she meets, not knowing how to make up her mind, just like a child. When a child needs to make a decision they do not know which to pick, thus making them just want both of the things that they asked for. Sophie is also very worried about her appearance, she feels like giggly blond girls have an advantage, they get more attention. Sophie has brown hair and eyes, she is also very tall. Overall, Sophie is just a girl that does not know exactly what she wants just yet.

Quote:
"We didn't know that we'd just become best friends. But we had." (Sones 12)

Reaction:
The quote that I picked is perfectly showing how Sophie is just a child. Children don't pick best friends, it just occurs, usually naturally, just as what happened with Sophie, Grace and Rachel. In my opinion, Sophie seems to be totally dependent on her friends for everything, especially support, and as young children we aren't independent. People become independent as they grow older and mature. Sophie has not matured yet and this quote displays this though. To continue, Sophie does not seem to know what she gets herself into, she does not think things through, which gets her into trouble. She also does not understand why her parents fight and why they want to divorce. As the story will continue Sophie will soon realize why people do the things they do and why certain people care and others don't, she'll grow to learn what she wants and what she actually needs.