Who would have ever imagined a friendship to become something so important in one’s life? The Only Alien on the Planet is a book that conveys a variety of important life lessons through new experiences, meeting new people, and going through life's troubling situations. Above all, The Only Alien on the Planet illustrates how friendships are efficient and necessary in one’s life through the displayed emotions from Ginny, Hally, and Smitty as they also associate with each and one of us today. Ever since Ginny had moved out from her hometown to a completely different environment, she was devastated and greatly discouraged. Ginny had no idea what to do in her life, as she was beginning a new experience within her school year. Despite all the …show more content…
He is known as an unusual character who is different from every other, but Ginny manages to continue their friendship and only better both of themselves in the long run. Majorly, Ginny has lots of love for Smitty no matter the circumstances and is considerate of him. In Chapter 6, page 74 Ginny says to Mrs Tibbs when she is questioned for coming up, “It’s a personal matter, I just need to talk to Smitty. I won’t upset him.” This reveals how others’ opinions about Smitty did not change her opinion of him. Throughout everything, Ginny still considers Smitty as a friend and treats him normally. In fifth grade, as I developed a friendship with who I now call my best friend, I slowly realized how disliked she was by all our peers. All of our classmates teased her, mocked her, and spread rumors about her. Regardless of the feelings everyone had for my friend, I did not allow their opinions to get to me. Through everything, it only allowed our friendship to get stronger and due to this, we became so close. She was not considered a friend, but more like family. Everything I did was with and was included in every life event. Continuously, our friendship was filled with love, empathy, and loyalty through the actions we have served for each other. Comparably, Ginny and I both were against everyone who teased and mocked our best friend, someone who has made such a difference in our