Why The Sky Is Everywhere

A wise person once said, “Remember, no storm lasts forever. Hold on! Be Brave! Have faith! Every storm is temporary and we're never alone.” However, some people say every situation is different, not everyone will be able to connect to your situation. But to be completely honest, this is not true, I do believe that not every situation is the same, but there is always situations that are alike and that generate the same feelings. Furthermore, I believe that people who isolate themselves in harmful situations can generate disastrous problems. The Sky Is Everywhere is an extraordinary story that teaches a valuable lesson through conflict that holds true even for today’s teenagers: you are never alone, for there is always somebody you can talk to.

In The Sky Is Every Where the author uses conflict to teach the reader that you are never alone, for there is always somebody you can talk to. The

author teaches the reader that you are never alone when Sarah says, “I miss her too.”Until this moment, it hadn't occurred to me she might've read those books for herself also. But of course. She revered Bailey. I've left her to grieve on her own.” After losing her sister, Lennie feels alone. She continues to shut people out, for she believes they don't know what she is going through. Sarah, Lennie’s best friend, is having a hard time getting used to Bailey being gone too. Convinced that she is alone, Lennie stops talking to Sarah and starts pushing her away. Once Lennie finds out that Sarah feels the same way she does, she realizes she isn't alone. Additionally, the author teaches the reader that you are never alone when Lennie thinks “I think of all the times Gram hovered at the door to The Sanctum trying to get me to talk about Bailey, asking me to come down and have a cup of tea, and how I just assumed she wanted to comfort me. It never once occurred to me that she needed to talk herself, that she needed me.” While Lennie may think she is alone, she really is surrounded by people who love her and who are also grieving for Bailey. Frightened by the death of her sister, Lennie stops talking to everybody, including Grams, her grandmother. Her grandmother is constantly trying to get her to talk or just spend time with her; furthermore, Lennie thinks she is just doing this for her own benefit. Lennie later learns that Grams didn’t want her to spend time with her for her benefit it was because she was also hurting. Until this realization is earned, Lennie and her friends and family are conflicted because they all feel isolated from each other.

The theme that you are never alone, no matter the situation you are in definitely relates to today’s teenagers. For instance, many teens in todays society keep their emotions bottled up which can lead to many teens doing self-harm. Teens who are hurt, angry, or depressed often don't tell anybody because they think nobody will ever understand how they feel. When someone bottles something up for too long it can intensify the feelings; whereas, if a teen would express their feelings to somebody the feelings would begin to weaken. Many teens, according to social media sites, have harmed themselves because they were too scared to tell anybody what they were feeling. Because we are constantly hearing about this, I vow to always share my feelings and know I am not alone. Furthermore, the feeling of loneliness does not only lead to teens harming themselves, but it also leads to them harming others. Since we have the news we have today, we know about things that are happening all around the country. Not only do we hear about teens harming themselves, but we also hear about teens harming others. Kids who are bullied, most of the time, do not tell anybody, which strengthens the feelings inside of them. We often hear about teens who are bullied killing other people because they didn't let their feelings out and talk to somebody. Feeling alone is a strong feeling, it can lead people to do very violate things. Teenagers all around the world have felt this way and we need to make it known that there is always somebody who knows what you are going through, and there is always somebody you can talk to.

I would definitely recommend this book to others.

This book is about losing a loved one which we can all relate to. The main character says it best when she says, “Who wants to know that the person you love and need the most can just vanish forever” This shows that we can relate to this book, for when we have lost somebody we have all thought about how they won’t be there when we need them. It is hard when you experience the death of someone you love like Lennie has, and coming to terms with the death is hardest part. This novel also represents the importance of finding the positives in life after you have lost somebody. Lennie says, “… if you’re someone who knows the worst thing can happen at any time, aren’t you also someone who knows the best thing can happen at any time too?” This proves that while we may be upset with an unexpected death and feel alone that there is always a positive side to it. After something terrible happens we often think it can not possibly get worse, so we must believe that if we are at the bottom of life there is only one way to go and that is

up.
In whole, every body has been through rough times where they weren’t sure what to do, where to go, or how to act or feel. However, rough patches are like storms, they are temporary, and we are never alone, no matter how we feel. Everyone can benefit from the lesson learned in The Sky Is Everywhere. Through this story, one can come to the conclusion that though we may feel alone, we are not. It is only when we decide to talk to people about our inner struggles and conquer the feeling of loneliness, that we start to overcome obstacles that keep us from doing exceptional things.