Susan Fine's Initiation Summary

Susan Fine wrote a book by the name of “Initiation”. This book was one that was meant to tell a story and hopefully inspire people. It was also wrote to let people know that they are not the only ones going through things. This book was based on a boy that goes by the name Mauricio Londono. He was raised in poverty and wanted a escape. In this he found a school he could attend which he thought he wishedd he had as a life, although when he got there it was a different story. He tried to use people to get where he wanted to go, although it didn't work out as plan. While reading this book, i began to compare myself to him in many ways. I saw how he views the world, how the world views him and how he handles problems and i compared it to myself.
This molds and make the way we view the world from our own perspectives. Mauricio’s experiences in the past molded his view on the world to be, he has a chance but he's going to have to risk major things in order to get to where he needs to be in life. For example, when he firsts gets to the school he sees that everyone already has their own group of friends because they have known each other for a long period of time. He seen that and thought that he need to get in somehow. So he met the smarted, richest, and coolest boy in the schools and they became friends over a project. Now, this is an example of being used. He just wants to be friends with the most popular boy in school just to get his popularity level up. He’s not only risking himself by playing with is emotion but he’s also risking the simple character trait of honesty and a cool
He got exposed on a site called Face Space and they explained who he really was and where he came from. They told everyone that he was only henry's friend just to get count and become popular. And what absolutely crushed him was that they told that he had a crush on a girl. So he tried to handle it the best way he knew he could. He told all his friends it wasn't true and of course they didn't believe him. When I get into a conflict, some my argue that I handle it a weird way, which I agree with. I see the point of view of both side and i take the conflict and delete it and see truly who was right and wrong if there were any sides. If so i'll be glad to accept or give an apology.
We see Machito is human just like any other person on the world. He's a guy that want to go/ be something in life. He my go a little over board to get there but he's just that deritend. He sees the world as a place he needs a chance and they are looking at him as an outsider that is a want to be. We could not be friends because I surround myself with people that are confident and know their self worth and can let their light shine in any