In The Adoration of Jenna Fox, the main character Jenna proves she is brave, smart and curious. Her characteristics hurt and hinder her in the book.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox revolves around a typical 17 year-old girl named Jenna Fox. Jenna wonders why she doesn’t go to school like the other kids, or why she doesn’t have any friends. One day she is in Boston, the next she is in sunny California. Everything looks different, and she cannot remember much at all. Pieces come to her day by day, as she watches home videos of her life events. Her Grandmother Lily, used to love her, where did that love go? Jenna tells her parents that she would like to go to school. There is a huge discussion, but her parents are afraid to let her even leave the house. Soon, they realize that they have to let her go sometime. Jenna tries and tries to ask her family questions that haunt her about her past. They listen but never tell her why. She asks Lily why she is this way. Why she cant remember anything about her past. Lily asks why Jenna is so curious. Jenna replies “Lily, I’ve been in a coma for over a year now, of course I’m curious.’’ (Riggs 35) Jenna is also very curious because, since she’s been in a coma for almost a year now, she cant’ quite grasp who is telling he the truth behind her questions.
Another characteristic Jenna defiantly has is smarts. Jenna fox is very intelligent and smart. She eventually is able to find a way to get the answers she needs by herself. She also uses her smarts know just what kind of things to say and when to say them. Jenna is very smart not only with figuring things out but also solving mysteries. Jenna had to solve not only the mysteries she wanted to know, but the mystery of her life. Who is Jenna fox? Who is she really?
Lastly Jenna is very brave. Jenna had to be brave. She awakens from an 18-month-long coma following a devastating accident, her memory nearly blank. Than if that isn’t bad enough, She attempts