People tend to go for books they can relate to, it can be hard to find good books about abusive relationships that get the point across. I introduce to you, Dreamland by Sarah Dessen.
While there are books about relationship abuse, they can lack a sense of reality to the subject.
The book Dreamland is an example of good literature because it involves a compelling conflict, a fully developed character, and the story is well-developed and well-paced.
The novel by Sarah Dessen is an example of good literature because it centers around a compelling conflict.
Caitlin's older sister Cass ran away.
(1)¨My sister Cass ran away on the morning of my 16th birthday.¨ The event introduces Caitlin to the trauma of the loss of her sister which leads to the cause of most of Caitlin's decisions
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Caitlin masks her feelings with a guy.
Caitlin was hanging out with Rogerson,¨Maybe because I was forging my own new, non-Cass way, things had been moving fast with us from the start.¨ (109.) Caitlin was trying to use Rogerson to figure out new Non- Cass involved ways to live. Caitlin is always compared to her sister and wants to break free of that chain and do her own thing.
Caitlin's experience with her mother after finding out about her trying out for cheer.¨The only reason I even tried out was to be different than Cass, but here, in the end, I was following her again.¨Page 35
Caitlin is being compared to her sister for being involved with a sport. She intended to do cheer because it wasn´t anything Cass had done but in the end, her mother began to treat her like Cass and not Caitlin. As shown by these examples, the story involves a fully developed character.
The novel by Sarah Dessen is an example of good literature because the story is well-developed and well-paced. Cass (Sister) runs away causing a traumatic event for the entire