Title: Just Listen
Author: Sarah Dessen
Page Number: 230-276
Question: Identify at least one recurring symbol in the novel. Remember, symbols are most likely colors, objects, or animals that are used to convey a deeper, abstract meaning. Discuss the purpose of these symbols. Would the characters recognize the symbols or are they used for the benefit of the reader only?
Response: In the novel Just Listen, written by Sarah Dessen, a symbol most used would be when Annabel's sister has an eating disorder and refuses to eat. The middle sister's disorder causes a deep pain in the gamily which makes them all uneasy and not at rest. Annabel eats lunch with a boy that when she first saw him her perspective was that he was mean and always angry, never talked. After eating lunch with him for all that time she discovered that he was not the dark and mysterious high school boy she presumed he was. Her popularity at school was not good because of her relationship with Sophie. Everyone shut her out instead of being her friend.
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