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If I Stay Character Analysis
Both Mia, the protagonist in “If I Stay”, by Gayle Forman, and myself are similar in many ways. I think if we had the chance we’d both end up being very great friends and we’d get along perfectly. The one thing that stands out the most for both of us is our amazing, quiet, shy personalities. And also our talents, though they’re both different, we are both the very best at our talents. Our talents are also within the same category, the fine and performing arts field. Mia, the protagonist of “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman and I are alike in many ways. We both share the same views of the world, are viewed by the world in similar ways and I would respond in a comparable way to the central conflict of the novel. Therefore, I believe given the chance, we could be friends.

Mia isn’t really sure how to view the world because she’s very different from the rest of her family who are punk, rock type of people who have totally different views and beliefs on the world. Mia is pretty much a quiet individual who keeps to herself. Mia is also basically trying to figure out life and is trying to find her way and her place in the world. That’s what she’s
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Even though though knowing I wouldn’t have to live and do everything on my own because there’d still be my other family members, my one and only best friend, and my boyfriend. But eventually I would do the same thing as Mia, which is watch and listen to everyone else’s reactions and thoughts on my situation and then I would decide to take all the strength everyone put into me and take my boyfriend’s motivational speech to help me come back and I would just decide that I’m ready to go back into my life and try starting a new one with new memories with same people. Maybe even have new people in my new

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