Keeping the Moon

Author's Note: Here is my Theme essay, this wasn't the easiest essay I have done. I think it's alright though and I think I did a good job connecting to something in a real world. Please comment on what you think!

Walking through the school hallway all alone, no one to sit by during lunch, being alone of the weekends with on friends to hang out with. This are all signs of lacking confidence, kids and even adults get bullied because of scenarios like this every day.  It’s sad and I wish there were more people in the world that would reach out the ones that need to be lifted up. An example of this is Colie the main character of the book Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen. Colie deals with lack of confidence everyday and it makes her feel insecure about herself.

First I have to explain Colie’s past, her and her mom used to be really over weight they would travel all over the country. For each meal they almost stopped at a fast food restaurant and continue on their journey. Colie and her mom were really over weight, until her mom joined a gym. Her trainer liked her so much that they gave her a free admission into the gym. She started to join the dance workouts and began to lose weight. They trainer was so pleased and liked how friendly Colie’s mom was that she got to teach her own classes. Soon there were ladies lined up shoulder to shoulder dancing along with Colie’s mom.  This reminds me of the book Along for the Ride, the character Auden is not confident about herself either until she meets Eli a troubled boy. They fell in love and Auden became a changed girl.

Since Colie’s mom definitely changed she started her new workout line. She became the ever so famous Kiki Sparks. Everybody loved her; moms all over the world were itching to get to meet her and try to get their hands on her workout products. When Colie and her mom moved to Texas Colie’s mom’s workout line really sky rocketed. So they stayed, Colie’s mom had to leave for a business trip so Colie had to go stay with her Aunt Mira for the summer. Colie is not the most confident and outgoing girl, she used to get picked on when she was in her “fat years”. When she went to stay with her Aunt she meets Isabel and Morgan they became best friends. Isabel was a very pretty girl and new all the make-up tips and tricks. She influenced Colie and taught her how to think about herself and not too much about what others say to her. She told Colie how to act and talk to others without showing any weakness so they wouldn’t get the chance to pick on her.

Isabel wasn’t the only one who changed the way Colie changed there was also Morgan. Morgan gave Colie life lessons about boys and just other teenage things. She showed Colie how to enjoy herself and live life to the fullest. Because of Morgan Colie has become more aware of the people who have cared for her.

Colie was always kept to herself and didn’t have any confidence about herself and how she treated herself. Without having any confidence in yourself you feel insecure about yourself and don’t socialize with others, and then you really miss out. Because of the friends she met during her stay in Colby she has changed into a fun and outgoing person who is more confident than ever.