Nearing the End of If I Stay by Gayle Forman

              At times within this book, as I turn the long and exhausting pages over and over again, I realize that most information that is given through the author's tone is very meaningless to the main character, Mia. This may sound a bit on the mean side, but I am really starting to get extremely bored with the plot line of this novel! It is so confusing when Gayle Forman jumps back and forth with the decision- making process of Mia, and her past life. As I near the ending, I extremely hope for some sort of twist to keep me interested just a little bit longer. The story line really upsets me because I know that it has so much more potential than what Gayle Forman is giving it.


              Although the plot line messes with my head, I really adore the love that Adam has for Mia. With the actions that he displays, such as choosing her over everyone else and loving her for the similarities they have together, not the differences that slit them apart. One night, when Adam takes them out to one of his concerts, Mia doesn't act like herself, with her Halloween costume on and her fake attitude, but Adam looks beyond that and still sees that shy girl in the Orchestra room, and loves her for it. All these aspects of him lead up to the emotion that the reader feels when he finds out that Mia may be dead forever. This part of the novel was probably the most effective for me because it showed that Adam would literally do anything to see her, even if it involved cursing in front of the nurses and collapsing under his own weight. The aspect of their love that really upsets me though is that Mia does not seem to love him the same, and just takes their relationship day by day, until the accident. This part of the story line shows that Mia really does need Adam, or she is just a body floating into oblivion.


             With the conclusion to this blog post, I want to contemplate on some improvements to the novel. In the next few pages of the book, I want to notice a love for Adam that Mia has never felt before, to the point where she is screaming for him from the deepest corners of her soul. I would also love to see Adam become forever changed, seeing Mia's body plugged into all of the machines to keep her breathing. And my final request is that I start to see a change to the plot structure, to make it more understandable and interesting to read. If these changes were made, if they aren't already, then it would make the book so much more fun to read and actually drag the readers with the emotions of the characters, and put them in the same situation.







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Nearing the Middle of If I Stay by Gayle Forman

              In my continuation of If I Stay by Gayle Forman, I notice that the author literally sounds like a love-struck teenage girl who is oblivious to everything except her one true love, which in this case is Adam. In some cases, Forman sends this message very smoothly, and in other places, it comes off as very irrelevant to the situation. For example, Mia explains her love life by stating "After that, whenever I started to doubt Adam's feelings, I'd think about my wig, gathering dust in my closet, and it would bring back the memory of that night. And then I wouldn't feel insecure. I'd just feel lucky" (Forman, 101). In this quote, I notice that Gayle Forman isn't going into too much depth to describe Mia and Adam's relationship. This clue may be hinting towards a break or crack in their relationship, which may be concluded near the ending. 

            Another important aspect that I have learned so far is that young love will stay with you forever and take over your thoughts. Mia is so engulfed in Adam that she has not fully grasped the idea of being virtually dead to the world. Which is why the reader feels so much emotion when she finally realizes that she may never be the same again. An example of when I felt a lot of emotion towards Mia is when she says "How am I supposed to decide this? How can I possibly stay without Mom and Dad? How can I leave without Teddy? Or Adam? This is too much. I don't even understand how it all works, why I'm here in the state that I'm in or how to get out of it if I wanted to. If I were to stay, I want to wake up, would I wake up right now? I already tried snapping my heels to find Teddy and trying to beam myself to Hawaii, and that didn't work. This seems a whole lot more complicated" (Forman, 88). I believe this section to be one of the most emotional and thematic section in the entirety of the novel, and although I haven't had any real clues to the conclusion, I believe that these thoughts will lead to her final choice.

           In conclusion to this blog post, I want to make a prediction to the ending of this novel. With all of the current evidence and quotes that I have provided previously, I believe that she will stay. All of her dreams and passions are here on Earth, and because she doesn't seem to be religious, she has absolutely nothing to look forward to if she chooses to let go. Which is why I believe that she will hold on for her remaining family, and especially for Adam. Without knowledge of the future, I can understand that Mia is scared, and I also notice that she feels that she was given a second chance for a very special reason. And I were in Mia's position, then I would stay as well because I was given a second chance at life.

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