Gail Giles's Shattering Glass

If you are waiting for approval to live your life, I am sorry none is forthcoming. In the book “Shattering Glass” the Author Gail Giles uses the characters to show how far some will go to get approval from others. The main characters of the story were all united under Rob a new student with a mysterious past although his charisma to spare quickly attracts many to his side. It's through the use of Rob that the author shows what people would do which they normally wouldn’t in order to gain approval. The three main reasons for why the characters sought Rob’s approval was to feel a part of something bigger, to help someone in need, and to be able to do things they normally wouldn’t. The reason that Steward Young joined Rob’s group was simple he was alone and without a purpose until
It was because Coop had a purpose that he was willing to help make Simon popular although he did genuinely want to help. As Coop stated he too like young had “a time…[to say] no...but [he] did the same thing” in order to fit in with them. Even though Coop helped Rob make Simon popular he was against simply using Simon and began to see him as a friend which is why at the end of the book he tries to help Simon although before that he still followed all of Rob’s commands to fit in with the rest. Simon Glass, better known by his nickname Glass, went along with Rob’s plan although he never fully submitted to him. Rob gave Simon the ability to change and become something bigger than the nerd that everyone picked . Rob’s encouragement of Simon led to him “grow more confident”(139). Traces of the old insecure Simon remained in times of stress such as when talking to Young about Ronna in the bathroom. Overall he gained the confidence that he lacked thanks to Rob although it wasn’t enough to make him his own person separate from Rob’s control at least not until the end of the