Just Listen
Keisha M.
Brief Summary:
List of Characters:
- Annabel Greene- Main Character
- Owen Armstrong- A music obsessed broody boy, who is a loner
- Clarke Reynolds- An ethnically Chinese girl who used to be Annabel's best friend
Sophie Barker- A cruel girl, who was Annabel's best friend for four years
Whitney Greene- Annabel and Kirsten's middle sister
Grace Greene- Annabel's mom
Andrew Greene- Annabel's dad
Kirsten Greene- Annabel and Whitney's oldest sister
Emily Shuster- A girl whom Annabel met at a last calendar shoot for Lakeview Models.
Will Cash- Sophie's boyfriend who raped Annabel, Emily, and other unknown girls
Mallory Armstrong- Owen's hyper, pop-music and model loving little sister, who adores Annabel because of her modeling abilities and in general
Rolly- Owen's best friend and Owen's radio show assistant. Later, he becomes Clarke's boyfriend
Character Analysis for Annabel Greene
Confused
Evidence:
"As for me, I fell somewhere between my sisters and their strong personalities, the very personification of the vast gray area that separated them. I was not bold and outspoken, or silent and calculating. I had no idea how anybody would describe me, or what would come to mind at the sound of my name."
Trait 2:
Man Please
Evidence:
"As for me, I fell somewhere between my sisters and their strong personalities, the very personification of the vast gray area that separated them. I was not bold and outspoken, or silent and calculating. I had no idea how anybody would describe me, or what would come to mind at the sound of my name."
About The Character :
She's pretty quiet and didn't talk to many people after raped her. But yet she didn't let it crush her. She still wasn't uneffected by what Will did to her.
Theme:
Important Event:
Annabel is always alone at school. She tries to tell her parents about it, but she doesn't know how to. Then, when she thinks things can't get any worse, her sister is diagnosed with anorexia. Annabel then thinks, that with her sister's anorexia, her parents have enough on their mind, and she decides that she is not going to tell them anything. Then she meets a
boy named, Owen. Owen is an outcast who loves music and is completely honest
with everyone and everything. He convinces her that it is okay to get help and
that sometimes holding things in is harder than letting them.
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