Elephant Chapter Summaries

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Plot Seventeen year old Jade was diagnosed with Panic Disorder a few years ago. She struggles with panic attacks and anxiety which is why she sees her psychologist, Abe, weekly. . She's very focused on her studies and takes several AP classes. When she's at home, she keeps the zoo's webcam of the elephant enclosure pulled up on her computer and watches the elephants. One day, she sees a boy in a red jacket carrying a baby. Immediately she gets the feeling that he's going to be one of those people who play a big part in her life. But after a while, she doesn't see him again. Later on, she decides to get a job as a volunteer at the zoo, helping to take care of the elephants. Sometime after, she meets the boy in the red jacket while she's taking care of the elephants. His name is Sebastian and the baby he was carrying is his. He's raising his …show more content…

A major focus throughout the whole book was Jade's fascination with the elephants at the nearby zoo. Especially after she started volunteering at the zoo, the elephants were frequently talked about. I'm not really into elephants or books about animals, so after a while I became bored with these parts and felt that it spent too much time and put too much emphasis on them. The majority of the rest of the book was focused on Jade's relationship with Sebastian, who Jade had quickly become involved with soon after meeting him in real life. Another, smaller, focus of the book was Jade's family life. She's shown to be close and very caring towards her younger brother, Oliver. In one scene, she helps him to get out of sports practice, which he hates, but is forced to participate in due to their father's love for sports. Her father's often either at work or when he is home, downstairs in the basement working on his train model. Jade's mother and father also frequently argue and separate later

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