“What I Saw and How I Lied”

Why do we go through love, deceit, the pains of ontogeny up, and figuring out who we ar? The four things I have listed are non just themes in the book What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell, but some basic parts of sustenance. Love is a complicated feeling, not only for you and the person youre in love with but the people around you. Sometimes when you are in love with somebody, not everyone approves, and that brings complication because you want to be in love with whoever you want, but also please the person who doesnt approve because you love them too, in a unlike way, of course.Deception also comes into play when it comes to the game love. When in love with someone the feelings should be mutual, if there is no mutuality then one of the two people in the relationship is being deceived. In all it only leads to constant deception and heart ache. Theres a very true and popular state growing up is hard to do. In life as we grow older we all have obstacles we have to face. Wh ether its getting along with your ma or trying to fit in, thats just two examples out of thousands, these obstacles are not meant to torment you but only to prepare you for life in general and the many more obstacles to come.When it comes to figuring out who you are its just one of the hurdles on the track of life you have to sally out and hope you dont have to try again, but if you do you testament. When you clear the jump, finally figuring out who you are there is a guts of completion and just another step to success in your life. Evie a fifteen year old girl, the main character, felt she was growing up the only thing stopping her was her have, she felt as if her mother wasnt allowing her to grow up.Evies mother wouldnt do anything to give Evie a sense of growing up, she wouldnt buy the kind of clothes girls her age wore, she wouldnt let her wear her hair the way she wanted, and she certainly didnt let her date boys. On the contrary though, Evie was determined to prove she wa s with child(p) up she felt that to appear grown up you had to start with your physical appearance. I want to wear lipstick. Her mother was just as determined to prove to her that Evie shouldnt want to row up too fast. Dont be in such a hurry to grow up, baby. Evie knew it was going to be hard to prove to her mom, let alone herself, that she wasnt a little girl anymore. Little did they both subsist Evie was going to a lot of growing up on their spontaneous trip to Palm Springs, Florida. Evie was very excited for their getaway, she plan this was her chance to prove she was grown up. Her plan to prove it to them was to show she could handle a relationship, but in all reality she couldnt.Evie met a man name Peter and she fell in love with him, although it was forbidden. He was too old for her, and in her mothers opinion she was too young to date. In addition, her step-father didnt like him because they had some naughty history together when they were in World War II together. Thr oughout the story Evie and Peter continue their forbidden relationship, meanwhile Peter is also having an strife with Evies mother. You lied, you told me you loved me Mom, you knew the whole time This is where the deception comes in, not only was Evie being deceived by her own mother but by the man she thought loved her. The whole time Evie thought she was discovering maturity and love but in all actuality she discovered deception and betrayal. Sure deception and betrayal will make you do a little growing up, but only by getting rid of your naivety. Growing up should be a cherished part of life not tragic. For Evie becoming a mature young adult was tragic. She never learned what true love is, to be faithful and prone to one another.The only good thing Evie learned is who she is, she figured out that she shouldnt trust every new person that comes into her life with her feelings. In settlement love, deceit, growing up, and figuring out who you are in life is hard, but theyre part of life and everybody goes through it. Although we all go through life differently, its still life, we have no choice but to go through it. We choose who we love and trust and the choices we make determine how far we go in life. The question is why does life have to be so challenging?