Part One:
I read the book Something like Fate By: Susane Colasanti. The main character’s name is Lani. Lani has long brown hair and likes to wear dresses, but she is not a girly girl. She is a junior. She is a Taurus which means that she loves nature, seeks comfort, connects with the Earth, into serenity, stubborn, passionate, and nurturing.
One characteristic of Lani is that she connects with the Earth and is very into “being green”. She is the president of Our World. Our World is her school’s environmental club. A senior is supposed to be president but the club voted and Lani got to be the new president instead. One day Lani makes posters to show bottles, cans, and trash. A guy walks up named Jason to dump his tray for lunch. He throws all of his trash into the bin marked trash. Lani yells at him telling him that he should look at the signs. She tells him that he has to dig in the garbage and separate all of his trash into the correct bins. He decides to do as he is told. Lani thanks him for separating his trash.
Another characteristic of Lani is that she is very hopeful. Lani’s best friend Erin is dating Jason. The minute that Lani and Jason meet Lani feel like she has a connection with Jason. Lani knows that Jason is off limits though so she tries to keep her feelings back. Lani and Jason talk to each other and find out that they both like each other. Neither of them wants to tell Erin. Then, Erin goes to a camp for the summer and Jason breaks up with her by letter. Lani and Jason start dating without telling Erin. Erin is writing to Lani and is devastated, she doesn’t know what she did wrong. Erin says that Jason wrote her saying “it was me not you”. In the end Erin forgives Lani and Jason. Lani never gave up on her feelings for Jason and they ended up together.
My last characteristic of Lani is that she is very determined. Lani doesn’t know how to swim and was too scared to because of her car accident. Lani was in a car accident with Erin and Erin’s mom. Erin’s mom drove off the road into a pond and their car started to sink. Erin helped Lani escape. They just sat in the back of the car keeping their heads above water and eventually someone called 911. Lani said that she would never swim again. Eventually she decided to try swimming lessons. After a few lessons Lani wanted to quit, but she didn’t. Jason also helped her get over her fear of going into the water by walking with her until she was floating and watching her carefully.
That is why I think that Lani is into “being green”, hopeful, and determined.
Part Two:
There were a few conflicts in the book, but one stood out the most.
Erin is in love with a guy one week and the next week it is someone brand new. Erin tells Lani that she is “in love” with this guy named Jason. She says that they were partners for a lab experiment and he was “totally flirting” with her. The next week Erin and Jason are dating. Lani is a little surprised since she just found out that Erin liked him. Erin decides that she wants Lani to meet Jason so they meet at a pizza place. The second that Lani meets Jason she has an instant connection with him. She feels that fate has brought them together. Jason and Lani talk the whole night and Erin doesn’t suspect a thing. Lani’s friend Blake keeps teasing her about Jason. Lani can’t decide if she likes him or not. Finally Lani admits that she has feelings for Jason and decides that she is going to tell him. Lani tries to hide her feelings because Jason is off limits and there is no way that she would ever be able to date him. One day Jason pulls Lani into an empty classroom and tells her that he has a very big crush on her. Lani says that she does too. Now, Lani has a choice to make. She either has to tell Erin the truth or she has to hide her feelings. Eventually she will have to tell Erin. Lani decides to keep her feelings to herself and not tell Erin until it is necessary.
If I were Lani, I would have probably done the exact same thing. I think that Erin doesn’t need to know. If Erin would’ve found out I think that she would have been devastated. She probably would have broken up with him and then she wouldn’t have talked to Lani. Erin would say why don’t you go out with him now that he is single, it didn’t stop you when he was dating somebody. She would also say that you stole my boyfriend. Erin would probably turn the whole school against Lani. She did that in the book. Erin would find out eventually, and she did in the book too. I wouldn’t want to hurt my best friend like that. I think that telling her is worse than keeping your feelings to yourself in my opinion.
That is why I would have done the exact same thing as Lani in the conflict that she was in.
