Leap Of Faith Analysis

Faith, has never had a real family because she was raised in a home with an addict for a mother, her father was never in the picture, and the only person she could trust was her older sister Hope. When Hope moves away to go to college, Faith has no one to turn to, and to make matters worse, her mother decided to become a surrogate for her drug dealer and his wife, so she could feed her addiction. When the baby is born, Faith decides to run away and take the baby with her. Immediately, she is on the run from the cops and the pair hide out in a small town where she meets the love of her life, makes amazing friends, and calls herself Leah so no one will know who she really is. In Leap of Faith, Jamie Blair shows us that committing a crime can lead you to the one thing you truly needed and sometimes, it is the only thing you can do to save your self and the people you love. From an early age, Faith has learned to make do with very little, her mom was always using whatever money they had, to buy drugs and alcohol. At one point when they were fighting Faith told her mom that she “never put food in the fridge either. Never had...Hope and I had to eat
She has never felt safe with anyone before so when she finally feels safe she says that “ the weirdest feeling comes over me, and I can't tear my eyes from them, so peaceful, so perfect,” (88). Faith wants nothing but the best for Addy, but she can't help being a little selfish. When she walks in on Chris and Addy asleep she falls in love with Chris just a little. This is weird for her because she has never felt safe or loved by anyone but her sister before because she has only had her mother as an example for a healthy relationship. Which is why it's such a big deal that she's falling in love with him, which wouldn't have happened if she didn't kidnap