I am currently reading the book, If I Stay, by Gayle Forman. I'm getting to the end (right now on page 200), and I have a prediction to share. I think that Mia will choose to stay.
Mia is a high school girl whose life was dramatically changed when she and her family got in a deadly car crash. Everyone in her family (parents and brother) ended up dead... except for her. Mia is in critical condition, but she can still live. Now she has to face a life altering decision-- will she choose to stay in this world with no family, or die like her family did? My prediction, like said above, is that her decision will be to stay.
The reason I have this prediction is because even though Mia lost her immediate family, she still has great people and great things out for her if she chooses to stay. For one, she has loving grandparents. Mia always brings up flashbacks about fun memories with her grandparents, and they have been in the hospital many times, supporting Mia since the crash. Also, she has her boyfriend, Adam. Mia and her boyfriend have a very good relationship, as shown on page 199. Mia narrates, "Even as I was falling in love--full throttle, intense, can't-erase-that-goofy-smile love-- I didn't really register what was happening. When I was with Adam... It just felt normal and right..." As you can see from this quote, choosing to die would mean missing out on this great relationship for Mia. Lastly, something that this world has for Mia that would cause her to want to stay is Mia's amazing cello playing. She has so much potential. Mia said on page 200, "... I just had this sudden flash-- a vision of me lugging a cello through New York City. And it was like I knew..." Leaving this world would demolish her opportunities for the future. And considering Mia's skill, there are many great opportunities. For these reasons, and more, I believe Mia will choose to stay.
Loosing the people you are closest with would be so hard and devastating. I can't imagine. This could be why Mia is so torn of what she should do-- she lost the people she has the closest relationship with, but still has many opportunities and relationships on this earth that would go away if she chooses to die. I'm hoping and predicting that she will stay, but I will have to finish the book to find out.
Hannah, that was a fantastic prediction. When I first read the novel, I also predicted that she would stay. I also liked how you were able to create a short and sweet summary at the beginning of the blog. very well done (:
ReplyDeleteYour post was great. I like how in your reasoning you gave three examples, allowing readers to understand more about who Mia is
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