Every Soul A Star Analysis

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The Meaning of Every Soul a Star comes from the quote: “The trick is that as long as you know who you are and what makes you happy, it doesn't matter how others see you.” - Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star. This quote means that as long as you’re doing or even saying something that really makes you happy, well it really doesn’t matter how other people look at you because comfort is looked up upon stupidity. Ally lives at a campsite called The Moon Shadow and grew up with her parents and her 10-year old brother, Kenny. Although their family doesn’t have any cell reception or even television, Ally absolutely loves where she lives and when she is informed that the family is moving back to Colorado and she’ll be put in public school. This is one of the most important parts of the story because Ally loves The Moon Shadow and the place is going to be owned by a different family. This part of the book really hit me because I personally love where I live and if it was stripped from me I’d be torn to bits. This relates to the meaning of the book …show more content…

She says that “I am not plain, or average or - God forbid - vanilla. I am peanut butter rocky road with multicolored sprinkles, hot fudge and a cherry on top.”. Bree wants to become the Prom Queen in high school and be on the cover of Seventeen Magazine before she was seventeen. Bree is soon informed by her parents that she and her sister Melanie, will be moving to The Moon Shadow with no boys, no friends, and above all no chance of a model coming up to her to give her a job offer. And again this is another important part of the story because Bree likes modeling and socializing. While other people like other things because let's be honest everyone is different, it still sucks to have things taken away from you just like how Brees future is being taken away from her. That’s why this part of the book relates to the meaning of the entire

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