Love Lucas By Chantele Sedgwick: Character Analysis

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In “Love Lucas” by Chantele Sedgwick, Oakleys qualities help the book's theme of there always being someone there for you even through the hardest times, by adding her shy and counseling traits. In the text on (page 240, line 4) “ And all this time i know it's really been me pushing her away.” In this text, Oakley finally realizes that her mom has always loved her, she just hasn't realized it, because she was always withdrawn since lucas died. In the text on (page 240 line 3) “She loves me, I know that now” In this text, oakley knows her mom loves her, even though she just doesn't show it, Oakley knows deep down her mom has always been there for her. This means that there was always someone there for her, and she knows it now. in the evidence

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