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Character Development
When I started writing Finding Me I wanted to portray strong female relationships. Each character is the polar opposite of the other but somehow they find a way connect.
Jenna: Okay, so I may be a bit of a rebel, and if my parents would have described me it would have been different. Their rendition would have been something like she’s a troublemaker, party girl, liar, and lazy. I’m not going to lie and say those things aren’t true. I have had a history of shoplifting. People would ask me, “Why did you do it?” and I really don’t have much of an answer except that there’s a thrill in not getting caught, besides I didn’t lift expensive items just little shit but to this day I’ve never heard the end of it. As for being a party girl who doesn’t like going to a good party?
Allie: She’s rambling on about being an interior designer and definitely looks like the artsy type. She is dressed in a long flowing skirt with colorful swirls along with a green halter top. She had huge gold hoop earrings peering out from her tri-colored curly hair that’s pulled back in a headband and she had a variety of charm bracelets dangling from her wrist. She seemed very relaxed and talked as though she had known us forever.
Cara: I couldn’t wait to get out of Psychology class. All of those first-year students have so much to learn. I know I should be more patient but this is my last year of college and I have put this class off until near the end of my studies. I figured that being a nurse will require more than just medical skills and having some background in psychology will help my career. It’ll probably help me too since I am definitely a Type A personality.
Kym: What would possess me to come to McClellan University? My family, that’s what. I hate being so far away from my family but I promised them that I would make them proud. One thing I know for sure is that America is very different from China. Ever since I was little my parent's plan has always been to groom me for America. My father has been tutoring me in my education and later at home for business. I speak fluent English and I do very well with numbers. My family owns a small market where they sell fruits and vegetables and for the past two years, I have been their bookkeeper.
Jenna: Okay, so I may be a bit of a rebel, and if my parents would have described me it would have been different. Their rendition would have been something like she’s a troublemaker, party girl, liar, and lazy. I’m not going to lie and say those things aren’t true. I have had a history of shoplifting. People would ask me, “Why did you do it?” and I really don’t have much of an answer except that there’s a thrill in not getting caught, besides I didn’t lift expensive items just little shit but to this day I’ve never heard the end of it. As for being a party girl who doesn’t like going to a good party?
Allie: She’s rambling on about being an interior designer and definitely looks like the artsy type. She is dressed in a long flowing skirt with colorful swirls along with a green halter top. She had huge gold hoop earrings peering out from her tri-colored curly hair that’s pulled back in a headband and she had a variety of charm bracelets dangling from her wrist. She seemed very relaxed and talked as though she had known us forever.
Cara: I couldn’t wait to get out of Psychology class. All of those first-year students have so much to learn. I know I should be more patient but this is my last year of college and I have put this class off until near the end of my studies. I figured that being a nurse will require more than just medical skills and having some background in psychology will help my career. It’ll probably help me too since I am definitely a Type A personality.
Kym: What would possess me to come to McClellan University? My family, that’s what. I hate being so far away from my family but I promised them that I would make them proud. One thing I know for sure is that America is very different from China. Ever since I was little my parent's plan has always been to groom me for America. My father has been tutoring me in my education and later at home for business. I speak fluent English and I do very well with numbers. My family owns a small market where they sell fruits and vegetables and for the past two years, I have been their bookkeeper.
