BLOG #2: Ready or Not

I read a book called Ready or Not by Meg Cabot and it’s the sequel to the book All-American Girl. While I was reading this book, I noticed that I really like the character Lucy (the older popular pretty cheerleader sister). Before, I always thought that she was selfish and superficial, but now at the end of the book, I realized that she sticks up for her sister and she really cares about her. Two examples of this in the book was when Samantha was called nasty names by her arch enemy Kris, and Lucy came to defend her and call out Kris for her own hypocritical ways. This is shown when Lucy says, “The thing is, Kris… you have to be careful who you call a slut. Because the truth is, there are a lot more of us than there are of…you guys” (p 200). This shows that Lucy was sticking up for Samantha when she was called a slut. Another example of when Lucy cares for her sister was when Samantha opened up to her about sleeping with her boyfriend for the first time and Lucy told her what to do to be safe and she also bought her stuff for it too. Lucy explains, “-is scared to death, well don’t be. Just make sure you use two methods of birth control…do you want me to buy it for you?” (p 51). This shows that she wants her sister to be responsible and not regret anything. She also is even willing to buy it for her. These examples show how much she cares about her sister and how much she loves her.