Part 1, Chapter 7 Summary

As Liz gets ready for the Winter Starlight Dance, her mother tells Liz about the improvement in Liz's behavior since Liz has stopped seeing Sean. Liz fights back tears because she misses Sean and slips into a new blue dress, of which her stepfather does not approve because it is too low cut. Liz leaves the house as quickly as possible with Rod Gittens, who is Liz's date for tonight. Liz pushes thoughts of Sean out of her mind, and she tries to concentrate on what Rod is saying as he smiles leeringly at her from the driver's seat of his car.

Part 1, Chapter 7 Analysis

Liz's emotions are near a breaking point as she squelches her feelings for Sean and attempts to better the relationship with her mother and stepfather. Liz's need to be validated in Sean's absence from her life...