The Difficulty of Relationships

The authors use this significant theme of the novel to show the young adult reader that relationships - whether romantic or friend, gay or straight - can be challenging. The young adult reader is likely new to relationships, and likely working on figuring them out. Next, the authors use the symbols of the wives on television, as well as the motif of Pop Culture to show how young adults process difficult relationships, but also that Pop Culture is not necessarily a reliable source. The authors conclude this theme with the advice from Anna Vice, demonstrating that no matter what your relationship status is, your relationship should give back to you, and should be what you want it to be.

First, the authors use a wide variety of relationships to prove that no matter what type of relationship you have, relationships are hard. Beyond...