Write An Essay On The Relationship Between Lizzie And Her Mother's

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Towards the end of the book we are able to notice less and less conflict between Lizzie and her mother. Their encounters seem to be more intimate therefore strengthening their relationship and becoming closer; we are able to notice this shift happen after her mother becomes a councilor in Lizzie’s favorite camp. Instead of wanting to not be seen with her mother, the opposite is demonstrated with Lizzie seeking for people to see that she there was some sort of association with each other. Lizzie would be happy to see her and even initiate sitting with her, reactions that her mother would not have expected from her. Although there were some arguments here and there, their relationship drastically improved. They planed trips, Lizzie gives her mother a diary that she had written a few months ago, she began to become more open about what is going on with her and was even content and happy to have her engage in her afterschool wrestling club. …show more content…

Lauren was able to help her daughter go through adolescence in a safe and helpful manner in order for her to have a good transition into adulthood. This proves that adolescence in not simply a stage of rebellion from the adolescents, it is a stage of redefinition in roles, developing new sets of relationships and being able to understand and cope with all the new changes that are now presented in the adolescent’s life. These changes do not only happen to the emerging adult, this also happens with the parents as they have to deal with their child moving towards autonomy and developing their own identity and no longer agreeing and living by their parents words. Something that may be hard for parents to initially cope with but it is something that they need to over come in order for them to have a good relationship with their so or