The Detour By Olivia Flynn

In the book “The Detour” we see a girl named Olivia Flynn who is a famous book author gets kidnapped and barely escapes with her life, Olivia managages to slash her captors neck and run away from the house. The story starts with Olivia getting kidnapped after crashing her car. She is shoved into a basement and is fed very rarely. She then tries to escape by trying to stab her captor but fails. She then tries again by tricking one of her captors into coming close to her then stabbing him and this time succeeds in escaping. She then finds an officer who calls an ambulance and she is rushed to the hospital because of her broken arm but overall she is fine. My claim about the main character: Oliva, is that she is very resilient, thoughtful, and

We see this first when she is kidnapped and shoved into a basement. She then accidentally drops a plate with food her captor gives her. She doesn’t fear getting hit because of that though instead she thinks about how she can use the shards as weapons. This shows how she is resilient since she doesn’t fear the worst but instead sees how she can make the situation better than it was. The second reason she is resilient is because in the story we see that she was bullied throughout a large part of her childhood. She was bullied so badly that it resulted into pulling her hair out every time she cried so she could calm down. She didn’t let this stop her from becoming a successful author though instead she says it made her better because of the emotions she experienced. This shows she is resilient because even though she was extremely bullied to the point of self harm she still manages to be successful in life. [Insert quote here…] [Insert explanation to quote here…] Olivia is a resilient person because of all the things she has overcome and

We see this in the story when she is first kidnapped and is crying for her mom. She is not afraid to show her emotions even in a dangerous situation. We also see her emotional side when she talks about her childhood and how she was bullied. She gets emotional talking about it but also acknowledges how it made her a stronger person. This shows how she is not afraid to confront her emotions and use them to her advantage. Another example is when she talks about her relationship with her ex-boyfriend. She still has strong feelings for him but knows that it is not healthy for her to be with him. This shows how she is aware of her emotions and how they can affect her decisions. [Insert quote here…] [Insert explanation to quote here…] Olivia’s emotional side helps her connect with others and understand herself