The novel shows that Ellie's bravery is valuable because it demonstrates how much we can change when we or our loved ones are in danger. Ellie’s brave actions reveal that in situations of danger we too could discover strengths that we never knew we had and change into a stronger more heroic person for it. “I felt then and still feel now that I was transformed by those four steps…I was now a force to be reckoned with” (pg. 81- 82).Ellie says of her dramatic transformation from average schoolgirl to brave heroine. Ellie’s transformation …show more content…
Ellie realised what true courage was when she had to take significant risks. Ellie didn’t know if she would have the courage to go into the show grounds. “I felt then, and still feel now, that I was transformed by those four steps. At that moment I stopped being an innocent rural teenager and started becoming someone else, a more complicated and capable person. A force to be reckoned with."(pg.81-82). Fiona compared to everyone was the most frightened teenager. Ellie was not comfortable being teamed with Fiona for the attack on the bridge. Ellie never thought Fiona was courageous but Fiona showed her that she was courageous by leading the tanker to the bridge."I was a bit nervous being paired with Fi.(pg.