“…an enlightening book about growing up and discovering who you are” SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Do you agree with this statement? Give examples from the novel to support your answer. Life itself is a journey full of relationships and events that lead to wisdom and understanding. Without these life-teaching relationships and events one may never accomplish growth or maturity. It would lead to an empty shell of a person, never truly feeling passion, love, or peace. John …showed first 75 words of 625 total…

…showed last 75 words of 625 total…ones’ own self. Just as the caterpillar starts out innocent black and white, and goes through several stages to emerge colourful as well as a more complete and experienced individual, so to did the characters in this novel. They became a person who has been through life-teaching experiences. The seven adolescents went through, and overcame many traumas, to become the mature adults that they were in the end of the novel. Word Count: 621 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**