We Were Liars Sparknotes

Story of self discovery - Cadence Sinclair

We tend to like or get attached to certain things because we feel similar feelings to set objects, whether it be a real person or a character from a show, movie or book. With a character made and shown to have similar feelings or suffer similar pain to the audience makes them more attached and captivated by the story. The character Cadence Sinclair Eastman from the book ¨We Were Liars¨ by E. Lockhart is one of those characters whose journey of self-discovery can make her a character liked by their main audience. The book "We Were Liars” tells the story about our protagonist, Cadence Sinclair Eastman and her journey of discovery of her past. It's even more difficult for her to remember since she suffers

Throughout the novel, she keeps this fierce desire to uncover the truth. Cadence shows her determination when she refuses to give up and uncovers the truth about what happened during her 15th summer on Beachwood Island, despite having migraines and suffering from memory loss. In the novel Cadence states “I was hooked with the idea of uncovering something, of solving a mystery” (Lockhart, 49). This quote gives us an idea that she was obsessed and that she would spend hours looking over her family photos, journals and letters determined to piece together the events to show how much she would go through to find answers she was looking for. Her determination drives her crazy enough to push past her physical and emotional limitations to lead her to the truth. By pushing her emotional limitations brings out more of her other trait, her

She questions herself and her motives throughout the story. Throughout the story, Cadence always questions herself and is aware of her flaws and uses them as an opportunity for growth, which demonstrates her self reflection. In the novel, Cadence states “I did not always do right. I was not always good. I was not always kind. But I was not my grandfather. I was not like my mother. I was not my father” (Lockhart, 200). This quote shows her recognition from her past faults and how much she wants to grow out the faults she made to become a better person. Later on in the story, she shows how much she does to prove that she can learn from her mistakes. With explaining more of her character, we see how much their traits could even somewhat resonate with the