Jane Arrowood

Jane Arrowood is the protagonist and main character of "Shark Girl". She is a fifteen-year-old girl whose right arm is amputated after she is attacked by a shark. After being attacked by a shark while swimming at the beach, Jane's right arm is amputated and she spends ten days in a coma. Jane hates all the attention she receives since a video of the attack was played repeatedly on the news, and she wishes everyone would just leave her alone. Jane receives multiple letters from other amputees, but she has no intention of being an inspirational story and sometimes she wishes she had died. Jane's family and friends visit her in the hospital, and everyone tells her she is doing well, but she feels useless and wishes they would admit she is a mess. Jane is distraught at the idea that she may never draw again, so...