Blog Post 9

The book I am reading is Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi. In my book there is a character named Juliette who is the main character. The story is told through her point of view. Juliette is this 17 year old girl who can kill a person with the touch of her skin.

In this book, you see Juliette struggle with her ability and her relationship with Adam. Adam was a soldier in the group that had held Juliette captive for several years.

So, what kind of character is Juliette and is she right in the decisions she made?

In my opinion, Juliette is this girl who whines her way through the day. She can never make a proper decision and everyone around her gets tired of dealing with her nonsense. But what I like about Juliette is that we, as readers, know exactly how and what she is feeling. Her emotions are shown on the outside. She also is in this love triangle between two guys who one she loves very deeply for and the other won't admit her feelings for. Adam being the one she deeply loves, tells her that they can still be  together even if there are complications but she tells him that it can't happen because she doesn't want to kill him. She, very much, wants to be with Adam but she believes that being away from him will protect him even though Adam has said multiple times he didn't care and that they would make it work.

I believe Juliette is incapable of making her own decisions because she either makes the wrong one or she has no idea what to do. Every time there is a decision to be made she starts going into a frenzy. She can't get her act together.

But when her life, or someone else's life depended on it, Juliette would become this strong, lead character that gets the job done. She's a character of two personalities. One is the quiet, shy girl and the other is the take charge, intense girl.

Honestly, Juliette is a lot like me. I see myself in her at times. She's the quiet, shy girl-- I'm the girl that doesn't like to draw attention to myself. But for the both of us, when someone's life is on the line, they will be saved one way or another. I have no love triangle. That's where our similarities stop.

We both want what is best for the people around us, even if it means making the wrong decision.