Characters In The Truth About Forever By Sarah Dessen

“Learn from the past, live in present, prepare for the future.” I can personally relate to this theme because, believe me, I have made numerous mistakes, most of which resulted in my phone getting taken away. Instead of getting down about it, I learned from those mistakes and was able to correct them in my future. This was a major benefit because now I get my phone taken away a lot less compared to how many times I used to have phone taken away in the past. This was a theme often shown in The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen. In the book, Dessen used characters as symbols to express the importance of each character. Throughout the book all the characters had experienced heart wrenching, and emotionally tragic events; on the flip side, they

Using the characters as symbols wasn’t the only author craft item that she used, but it was the most significant and effective in this novel. In my opinion, Wes was the most important character in the novel because he got Macy to come out of her shell and cope with her dad's death. In continuation, he had a major, positive, impact on his family, the workers at Wish, and most of all, Macy. “Right then, as I ran with Wes into that bright sun, and every moment afterwards. Look, there. Now. Now. Now.” (pg. 374) This is the very last section in The Truth About Forever. I think Sarah Dessen included this passage to show the reader how much Wes helped Macy. Before Macy met Wes she would not even think of running because it reminded her too much of her father's death, now she is not just thinking about it, but actually going jogging all because of Wes. To me the theme stroke close to home. In my life I have had various failures and let downs, but I use those experiences to my advantage and utilize the lessons from those actions to prevent similar mistakes in the future. Sarah Dessen, just like authors, all over the world has her own unique, creative craft that makes each of her writings stand out in their own way. All over the world, millions of people struggle with letting go of the past and let it take control of their future. Macy was a victim of this all throughout the