(Essay)
Nobody can get through life without making at least one friend. That is the case in Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl. In the novel, the main character Cather Avery, or Cath, displays three distinct characteristics: kindness, creativity, and nervousness. These three traits lead to Cath learning the benefits of friendship.
Cath demonstrates kindness in the book. She helps Levi to study for a test he had to pass after Reagan was supposed to, but she was not there. When Levi said "She was supposed to study with me.'" What follows is: "'oh..." Cath said not understanding. 'Well you can still study here if you want.'" (Rowell 166). This shows kindness, because instead of instead of telling Levi to go find Reagan, or just to go away,
she helps him study, even though at this point of the story they are not even dating. Another proof is that Cath was willing to risk a lot of things so she could stay at home, go to a local university and take care of her mentally ill father. He realizes that: "'Cath, you are not moving back home to take care of me.'" (Rowell 244) to which Cath responds: "'that is not the main reason, but it would not be a bad thing. You do better when you are not alone'" (Rowell 244). Cath is showing kindness here, because she is willing to risk a lot of things just to look after her father. Cath demonstrates kindness throughout the book, and kindness is a key aspect of friendship, and Cath would not have gotten to where she is now if she did not have this trait. Furthermore, Cath is shown to be a very creative person. Her online story seems to be very popular, as said fairly early in the book: "She went from getting around five hundred hits per chapter to five thousand. Regularly." (Rowell 50). Cath receiving lots of attention on this story is showing her creativity because she is creative enough to write something that would get so popular. Cath is also able to write without using the same characters in the online story. For a class, she writes something, and some stories can be picked to win a prize. At the end, there is a snippet of her story, with the caption: "from 'Left' by Cather Avery, winner of the Underclassmen Prize, Prairie Schooner, Fall 2012" (Rowell 434). Out of all the submissions, Cath's wins the prize, which further proves her creativity. The snippet is what wraps up the book, and Cath's ability to create is what wraps up her experience. Finally, Cath's most notable trait is her nervousness. She displays nervousness in the very beginning of the book, when Levi first speaks to her, she replies, "feeling a panicky jump in her stomach," (Rowell 4). This was Cath's first interaction with Levi, and she had anxiety for awhile after, and it is the first of Cath's traits to be introduced. Cath is also socially anxious, which stems from her nervousness. In the beginning of chapter thirteen, it is written that "Cath was not trying to make new friends here" (Rowell 142). Cath at first was trying not to make friends, but in doing so, it helped her realize how important they are. This trait may not directly help her make friends, but overcoming it did. Cath's main personality traits lead her to learn the benefits of friendship. Her characteristics: kindness, creativity and nervousness help her realize that no one can get through life without one friend in Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl.
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