Character Analysis- Belly

In the book "The Summer I Turned Pretty"  by Jenny Han, Belly is a teenage girl going through the problems like a typical teenager. Every summer her family and some of their friends go to a beach house, so it's kind of like a tradition for them. The summers are full of time on the beach, swimming and spending quality time with family.  Ever since they've been going to the beach house, there was a guy that Belly saw, and really liked, his name is Conrad. Immediately when she saw him, she knew that she really liked him. But, when she is at the beach house over the summer, that changes how she behaves.

Over the summer, she met a guy named Cam. At first he seemed really nice, and Belly actually really liked him. But when he started getting deep feelings for her; she held back, and didn't feel the same way because in the back of her mind there was Conrad. Throughout the course of the summer, Belly and Cam spent a lot of time just the two of them. As the summer progressed I noticed a big change in the way Belly was acting around her family, as a result she spent less time with them. Personally, I believe the fact that she was missing what she had with Conrad changed her into a different person. Whether you miss a friend that you used to have, a boyfriend or girlfriend, someone that's passed on; everybody can relate to having that empty feeling.

One character that I thought of right away that I connected to Belly was Anna Fitzgerald from "My Sisters Keeper." Anna was having family problems, she didn't feel loved or valued by them so as a result she spent less and less time with her parents. Both girls are similar because the get distracted with little things, and then they turn in into a bigger problem by kind of pushing their families to the side.
 
Everybody should maintain a stable and strong relationship with their parents because they are always willing to help you with anything, and when you have nobody else by your side, it can be comforting knowing at least you have the people that love you most with you.