What My Mother Doesn't Know (156-206)

Summary:

Sophie starts to obsess over finding the boy that danced with her at the Halloween Party, that is the only thing that has been on her mind. Since she has no clue who it could have been she starts to believe that maybe he was just a jerk anyway, just to make herself feel better for a while. Zak, Sophie's  best guy friend asks her out and she says yes. In the back of her mind Sophie wishes that she didn't, so a couple days later she tells him that it would be better if they just  were friends. Hanukkah is celebrated in Sophie's family, but  this year it's not the same, it's not celebrated with as much love. Sophie misses being able to celebrate her culture, a sign that she is growing up. This shows that she knows what is important to her, religion. For Christmas Break all of Sophie's friends are going on vacation, but Sophie isn't. She decides to have a vacation of her own, she roams the city of Boston.  As she is exploring the Museum of Fine Arts, Murphy, the biggest nerd at her school, see's her and talks to her. They end up going out to get pizza and they go ice skating afterwards. When Sophie gets home she hopes that Murphy will call her, and when he doesn't she gets worried that he might never call. He calls the next day and they set up another date, one that Sophie looks forward too. During the date everything feels perfectly normal for Sophie and she loves that she can be herself with him, everything just feels right. This shows that Sophie is not childish anymore, and how she does not care about looks anymore, but she cares about personality.  

Quote:

"This door was opening up inside me that had never been opened before, and his soul was walking right in." (Sones 158)

Summary:

This quote shows how deep Sophie felt about her mystery man. Sones uses a personification, describing Sophie's feelings.  Sophie has grown a lot since the beginning of the book because she now looks at people's personalities instead of their looks, usually grown people do this. Her mind is not only thinking about one thing, boys, but instead of her art and her setting around her. She has made an effort to grow up and she has chosen to make Murphy a part of it, unlike before. Since Murphy was a geek at her school she never wanted anything to do with him, fearing her reputation would be ruined. Though now she realizes that it does not matter what people thought of her or Murphy, all that mattered was her happiness.