One theme demonstrated in this book is, never judge a book by its cover. When
Annabel first meets Owen, all she knows about him is that he wears all black and
is in anger management, so she thinks that he is mean, Goth, and unpleasant.
Then she starts sitting with him at lunch and finds out that he is completely
normal. He starts talking to her, and they become friends. She starts to
realize; why he does things the way he does, dresses the way he dresses, and why
he listens to music all of the time. He helps her to overcome some of the
problems in her life and get help for them. She learns that he is not mean,
unpleasant, or Goth. She learned that he is a teenager just like her. In the end
she was thankful for meeting him because he helped her through so much. She
learned to never judge anyone by their appearance.
Annabel first meets Owen, all she knows about him is that he wears all black and
is in anger management, so she thinks that he is mean, Goth, and unpleasant.
Then she starts sitting with him at lunch and finds out that he is completely
normal. He starts talking to her, and they become friends. She starts to
realize; why he does things the way he does, dresses the way he dresses, and why
he listens to music all of the time. He helps her to overcome some of the
problems in her life and get help for them. She learns that he is not mean,
unpleasant, or Goth. She learned that he is a teenager just like her. In the end
she was thankful for meeting him because he helped her through so much. She
learned to never judge anyone by their appearance.
Another theme in this book is, sometimes silence can be the loudest
concept in the universe. Just think, what if we had no way to communicate:
no radio, no television, no talking. Everything was silent. Imagine the thoughts
that would come to mind, how loud they would be in your head, how bad you would
want to tell someone something, but only you could not. Or, as this book
demonstrates, what if one day your best friend stops talking to you. You sit
there and wonder; why is she not talking to me, did I do something, or is there
something wrong with me. Only if she would talk to you, you would be able to
figure out how to fix it, but she will not tell you anything. You think you
should tell someone, but you decide not to. Then those questions build up in
your head, and you begin to hate the silence because that is all you can hear during it. The thoughts get louder and louder until you blow.
This is why Annabel starts talking to Owen. It is because she can no longer stand the silence: it became too loud for her.
concept in the universe. Just think, what if we had no way to communicate:
no radio, no television, no talking. Everything was silent. Imagine the thoughts
that would come to mind, how loud they would be in your head, how bad you would
want to tell someone something, but only you could not. Or, as this book
demonstrates, what if one day your best friend stops talking to you. You sit
there and wonder; why is she not talking to me, did I do something, or is there
something wrong with me. Only if she would talk to you, you would be able to
figure out how to fix it, but she will not tell you anything. You think you
should tell someone, but you decide not to. Then those questions build up in
your head, and you begin to hate the silence because that is all you can hear during it. The thoughts get louder and louder until you blow.
This is why Annabel starts talking to Owen. It is because she can no longer stand the silence: it became too loud for her.