Fearless By Francine Pascal: Character Analysis
Fearless is a compilation of novels written by Francine Pascal. The collection begins with the titular Fearless, then Sam, and finally Run. All three novels center around a main cast of characters, with the main character being a young girl named Gaia. One of the main aspects of the novel is Gaia's inability to feel fear due to some sort of genetic quirk. This causes most of the problems of the story and is a major story motivator.
Francine Pascal is the author of the Fearless series and the more popular Sweet Valley collections. She has also written multiple television scripts and Broadway plays. Her young adult novels, however have been her most successful endeavor, with the Sweet Valley High series becoming a popular television show. Although …show more content…
The first boy is named Ed, an ex-skater who lost the use of his legs in a car accident over a year before the events of the first novel. Gaia is rude to him when they first meet and he falls in love with her on the spot because, in his words “nobody's ever mean to the cripple”. Gaia doesn't feel the same and full on friend zones the poor boy. The second is a NYU student named Sam. Gaia meets Sam in a park near her house, (this park happens to be where most of the action of the books take place) they play chess and Gaia (who is a world-class chess player) and Sam are both surprised about the others prowess at the game. They tie after it starts to rain and from that point on are hopelessly, madly in love. Trouble is Sam has a girlfriend, named Heather. Heather makes up the fourth leg of the series' complex love triangle. She already disliked Gaia, due to an earlier confrontation over some spilled coffee and then an argument at a party that Ed had taken Gaia too, So finding out her boyfriend was hopelessly in love with her new archenemy was simply icing on the cake. To further complicate things, she used to be with Ed, before his accident, and dropped him when he lost his legs. She still has feelings for him, and it's clear that the only reason she wants Sam is because he is available to her. Another major character is a sadistic, but otherwise
Francine Pascal is the author of the Fearless series and the more popular Sweet Valley collections. She has also written multiple television scripts and Broadway plays. Her young adult novels, however have been her most successful endeavor, with the Sweet Valley High series becoming a popular television show. Although …show more content…
The first boy is named Ed, an ex-skater who lost the use of his legs in a car accident over a year before the events of the first novel. Gaia is rude to him when they first meet and he falls in love with her on the spot because, in his words “nobody's ever mean to the cripple”. Gaia doesn't feel the same and full on friend zones the poor boy. The second is a NYU student named Sam. Gaia meets Sam in a park near her house, (this park happens to be where most of the action of the books take place) they play chess and Gaia (who is a world-class chess player) and Sam are both surprised about the others prowess at the game. They tie after it starts to rain and from that point on are hopelessly, madly in love. Trouble is Sam has a girlfriend, named Heather. Heather makes up the fourth leg of the series' complex love triangle. She already disliked Gaia, due to an earlier confrontation over some spilled coffee and then an argument at a party that Ed had taken Gaia too, So finding out her boyfriend was hopelessly in love with her new archenemy was simply icing on the cake. To further complicate things, she used to be with Ed, before his accident, and dropped him when he lost his legs. She still has feelings for him, and it's clear that the only reason she wants Sam is because he is available to her. Another major character is a sadistic, but otherwise