Kate The Great By Meg Cabot: Character Analysis

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In Kate The Great by Meg Cabot Jenny realizes that growing up is a challenge for everyone.
Jenny’s and Kate’s friendship, along with many others don't last forever. While Jenny is babysitting, Kate wants her to hang out with her. Ever since Kate entered high school, she only wants to hang out with Jenny when it benefits her. “And then last year Kate had gone to high school, leaving me behind in seventh grade.” (Cabot, 37) Jenny doesn’t want to be friends with Kate anymore because she doesn’t feel like they have a friendship anymore. Kate is always calling her names and explaining to her how she won’t fit in in high school. “My mom told me that sometimes people just grow apart.” (Cabot, 38) This shows that age sometimes does matter in friendships …show more content…

Kate wants to hang out with Jenny but doesn’t admit it’s because she’s one of her few friends. “I mean, I have so many better things to do than hang around a whiny little eighth grader.” (Cabot, 39) Kate makes herself sound like the most popular girl in school so Jenny will think highly of her. “Well, she’s not. Popular, I mean. I think she just tells you that stuff to make herself sound… you known, cool. And important.” (Cabot, 44) Kate wants Jenny to think that at school she’s popular so she will still want to hang out with her since she doesn’t have so many friends. Kate, now in high school realized that people don’t want to hang out with her. But if she keeps a good image of herself to Jenny, she will hang out with her like before.
Throughout the years, I’ve realized that growing up is difficult for everyone. Every year in school, I meet new people and sometimes forget about others. Especially ever since middle school, when people from three different schools come together, I have met so many new people and we have more classes. Compared to elementary school, we have about three times more classes that it causes more stress in school. And there’s also much more homework and tests. Although it might not seem like it, growing up is hard not only for adults but also for

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