Character Analysis Of Willa In The End Of Friendswood
At the end of Friendswood, each character’s story comes to some sort of resolution. One character who experiences a major change and finally gets a sense of closure is Willa. When Lee finds her walking alone, she says that, “Her eyes were swollen, her cheeks raw,” (Steinke 378). Willa is clearly very upset about Cully’s note, and her situation in general, and decides to open up more to Lee. As they arrive at the park, Willa shows Lee the note from Cully, which says that he’s sorry for what he did, and that he realizes it was entirely his fault. Willa is finally getting an apology from Cully, but is still understandably upset and emotionally scarred. When talking to Lee, she says, “You’re not supposed to hate people, are you?” (Steinke 380).
In this moment, she’s talking to Lee about how she’s supposed to move on and not hate Cully for what he did, because she knows what Lee went through with her daughter’s death and how she overcame it. She really listens to Lee and it allows her to come to her resolution at the end of the novel.
After talking with Lee, who spoke to her in a way that, “...meant she wasn’t a slut or stupid or a piece of skin-covered meat,” (Steinke 387). Lee talks to Willa and makes her feel like a normal, understandable person who isn’t at fault even in the slightest for what happened to her. Willa is even able to go to Houston with her best friend Dani for a concert, and this is where she truly becomes herself again. As they are sitting and eating, Dani tells Willa that she looks different. She says that, “For so long you looked, I don’t know, kind of wiped away. Now you’ve come back,” (Steinke 390). Her resolution relates to the overall sense of closure of the novel as her situation was one in which many people were involved and impacted by what happened. Her ability to overcome what happened and feel like herself again in the end provides an overall sense of closure, even if it’s not explicitly stated that the other characters involved, like Dex, have come to the same resolution.
In this moment, she’s talking to Lee about how she’s supposed to move on and not hate Cully for what he did, because she knows what Lee went through with her daughter’s death and how she overcame it. She really listens to Lee and it allows her to come to her resolution at the end of the novel.
After talking with Lee, who spoke to her in a way that, “...meant she wasn’t a slut or stupid or a piece of skin-covered meat,” (Steinke 387). Lee talks to Willa and makes her feel like a normal, understandable person who isn’t at fault even in the slightest for what happened to her. Willa is even able to go to Houston with her best friend Dani for a concert, and this is where she truly becomes herself again. As they are sitting and eating, Dani tells Willa that she looks different. She says that, “For so long you looked, I don’t know, kind of wiped away. Now you’ve come back,” (Steinke 390). Her resolution relates to the overall sense of closure of the novel as her situation was one in which many people were involved and impacted by what happened. Her ability to overcome what happened and feel like herself again in the end provides an overall sense of closure, even if it’s not explicitly stated that the other characters involved, like Dex, have come to the same resolution.