When authors get close to the end of their book they have to start wrapping up all the conflicts in the story. Sometimes authors are in such a hurry to finish the story that they sometimes …show more content…
This is especially frustrating for the readers because they’re left wanting more. When dealing with the divorce of Val’s parents Jennifer Brown did not leave any loose ends behind. In the story Val’s mother seems to be the one who is most affected by the divorce,”I told her everything. Your mother… She didn’t take it very well, of course. She’s very angry. She’s asked me to leave”(Brown,293). As we can see from this quote Val’s mother is very upset when she discovers her husband has been cheating on her. As stated in the previous paragraph Val’s mother eventually moved on and she got herself a new boyfriend. This is important to the story because if Jennifer Brown did not talk about what had happened to Val’s mom it would have left a loose end. The readers would have wondered how Val’s mom felt and whether or not she was satisfied with her decision to leave her husband. Jennifer Brown truly did an amazing job with her book. One could say that loose ends are like an untied ribbon unless unless wrapped up. So in a sense Jennifer Brown wrapped up her story in a pretty little bow and gave it to her