In Ecstasy: Character Analysis
In Ecstasy- Analytical Essay
Topic: The contrast between Mia and Sophie.
“How could something that made you feel like that be bad for you?”
In ecstasy is a novel based around two young teenage girls in Year 11, Sophie and Mia. However, during the course of the narrative, the two girls seem to drift apart and recede due to the aspect of drugs. Because of this, they both face arduous and troublesome challenges which eventually change both of their lives forever.
When comparing both girls, you find that there is a clear difference that separates them: one continues with their life of drugs, while one doesn’t. The question is, why? Why would Mia be the one to develop an addiction rather than Sophie? Sophie is presented as the more popular one of the two, but she’s also in fact more experienced. One of her main qualities is to be in control of situations that she is presented with. She likes to decipher and analyse any possible outcomes that would put herself or her reputation on the line. For example, in early Year 10, she became heavily intoxicated at a birthday party and she then performed oral sex. Because of this incident, she learned to be more cautious around any types of sexual activities or drugs. “I’d always been in control of everything. And I hated the feeling like I’d lost that control”.
On the other hand, Mia is depicted as the ‘second hand man’ (or ‘girl’ in this case), as Sophie is deemed to be the ‘popular girl’. Mia is the one that uses the drug ecstasy most in the novel, and she eventually becomes addicted. Mia’s qualities vary throughout the book, although she always seems to be vulnerable. Being shy and having no experience with the world of boys, her vulnerability leads her down the diving board of life, and she dives straight into the deep end. Sophie knows not to mingle with the wrong crowd, and knows to act sensibly to a certain degree, but Mia is oblivious to the risks and dangers of being a teenager. “And that’s the difference between
Topic: The contrast between Mia and Sophie.
“How could something that made you feel like that be bad for you?”
In ecstasy is a novel based around two young teenage girls in Year 11, Sophie and Mia. However, during the course of the narrative, the two girls seem to drift apart and recede due to the aspect of drugs. Because of this, they both face arduous and troublesome challenges which eventually change both of their lives forever.
When comparing both girls, you find that there is a clear difference that separates them: one continues with their life of drugs, while one doesn’t. The question is, why? Why would Mia be the one to develop an addiction rather than Sophie? Sophie is presented as the more popular one of the two, but she’s also in fact more experienced. One of her main qualities is to be in control of situations that she is presented with. She likes to decipher and analyse any possible outcomes that would put herself or her reputation on the line. For example, in early Year 10, she became heavily intoxicated at a birthday party and she then performed oral sex. Because of this incident, she learned to be more cautious around any types of sexual activities or drugs. “I’d always been in control of everything. And I hated the feeling like I’d lost that control”.
On the other hand, Mia is depicted as the ‘second hand man’ (or ‘girl’ in this case), as Sophie is deemed to be the ‘popular girl’. Mia is the one that uses the drug ecstasy most in the novel, and she eventually becomes addicted. Mia’s qualities vary throughout the book, although she always seems to be vulnerable. Being shy and having no experience with the world of boys, her vulnerability leads her down the diving board of life, and she dives straight into the deep end. Sophie knows not to mingle with the wrong crowd, and knows to act sensibly to a certain degree, but Mia is oblivious to the risks and dangers of being a teenager. “And that’s the difference between