Be Yourself

Have you ever had friend that had a dream of becoming famous? Well Elaine Hamilton from the book Dear Julia has. Elaine doesn’t have very many friends, but this year in school she met a new girl named Lucida. She has always dreamed of being famous, and she will do anything to become well known.  Lucida is also one of those girls that I never happy with anything, and she isn't even happy with herself.  Trying to become someone that you know you can never be is a bad idea, it ruins who you are as a person.

Elaine and Lucida have developed a very good friendship. They each live to very different lifestyles.  Lucida has a family of moms, and she is kind of embarrassed of that. She is very outgoing, and always up for a new challenge. School productions are one of the things she's involved in. I think she does that to try and get a better chance of becoming famous. Everything that Lucida does is always so dramatic and it's always like she has to put on a show. No one does that unless that are trying to get attention, or they are unhappy with themselves. Elaine on the other-hand is just the opposite. She doesn't want all eyes on her. She is a more family orientated person, she'd rather spend time with family and be at home then be out with friends every weekend. Also since cooking is basically her number one passion, she dedicates a lot of her free time in the kitchen trying out new recipes and things.

Lucida is a happy person when she is out with her friends and in public, but behind the scenes it seems like she isn't happy with the person that she really is. If you want to become famous, I understand that, but most people in general don't spend a lot of time in their life figuring out ways that they can become famous. Another  thing that's a little different about Lucida and her family is that she has two moms. I think that's something she's a little bit embarrassed of especially when she goes to her other friends houses and they each have a mom and a dad. But no matter if you have a different type of family or not, you shouldn't be embarrassed of that because everyone is unique in there own ways.

The sad part for people that aren't happy in life is that they aren't living their life up to its full potential. When you are happy with yourself, your days are better and you're a much more fun person to be around. The best thing is don't let other people get to you, I mean you are the person that you think you are and you can  be whoever you want to be. Just accept who you are and enjoy your life.

In Dear Julia, Lucida isn't happy with who she really is. That really brings her down in life, and no one should have to live their life trying to be someone they really aren't. The best thing you can do is just accept who you are as a person, and not try and become someone that you really aren't because that ruins who you are as a person.