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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Chloe VS Gretchen

In the beginning of the story, Happyface is in madly in love with Chloe. He loves everything about her; her hair, her eyes, her smile, the way she laughs. EVERYTHING. Everything would've been ideal and great, if Happyface didn't have to move to Crest Falls. But most importantly, it would have been great if Chloe didn't reject Happyface and they lived happily ever after, but then the story would be cliche and boring. Instead, Happyface is dragged into his 2 bedroom apartment that he lives in with his mom. At first, he hates Crest Falls. He hates the people and the neighborhood. Worst of all, he hates his life. I'm sure everyone can relate to this. Hating life. Sometimes, you just do. It's almost naturally. He hates everything until, he goes to school. And spots a girl named Gretchen. He thinks that she is so pretty. She has a lot of features that Chloe has, which is a plus for him. She's like the Chloe that mighit except him.
Chloe was only featured in the book for like 15 pages. I, or any other reader, would not be able to learn much about Chloe, other than the fact that Happyface hates her. I'm not sure if everyone is like this, but whenever the main character hates someone, I hate that person too. Chloe seemed pretty average, to me. According to Happyface, she was the world.
After moving to Crest Falls, Happyface was depressed. That is, until he saw Gretchen on the bus. She was "beautiful, sitting in the light and reading her book." At first, she seemed like all of the others, ignored.

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