Summary:
Sophie starts to dream about her future, and Murphy is part of her future. She now starts to look at peoples personalities, and not just their looks. Murphy is always on her mind and she soon is invited to meet his parents. When she meets Murphy's mother she finds out that she is also Jewish, and they connect instantly. Sophie finds out that Murphy's name isn't Murphy, it's actually Robin. People only called him Murphy because they thought he was loser. After she spends the day at his house, they make another date, they are going to the movies. They continue to make dates. One of their dates is at the Charles River, they watch the sunset go down and talk about how they feel about one another. Winter slowly arrives in Boston and the first snowfall brings a foot of snow. Sophie and Robin spend a day building snowmen and going sledding. As school vacation begins to end Sophie does not know how to tell her friends that she loves Robin, she's afraid of how they'll react. In the end Sophie shows her friends who she loves, she runs to Robin and holds his hands, smiling at him. She finally grew out of the fear and she realized that she needed to grow up and think about what really mattered to her, her happiness.
Quote:
"I come to the sudden and very startling realization that all I want for Christmas is Murphy." (Sones 223)
Summary:
This quote truly shows the growth that Sophie has gone through. Children tend to want toys for Christmas, but Sophie wants Murphy. She is capable of understanding what someone could mean to her. This quote also shows that what she wants for Christmas is not a material, but actually something that she could have forever. Overall, Sophie has grown a lot and she makes decisions based on her thoughts, not from what she sees. She does not mind what the rest of the kids at her school have to say about her, all that matters now is her happiness. Sophie has grown from being a judgmental girl, to a thoughtful young woman.
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