A moment for Julias coming of age
Honestly, I don’t mind Jason Taylor. But I think even Jason Taylor himself likes Julia more. She’s smart, argumentative, confrontational, wise, independent, empathetic, fun, and confident. She’s the quintessential older sister in my opinion, although I may be biased as an older sister myself. I felt myself focusing on her role in Jason Taylor’s coming of age and I really related to the in-class discussion on how their relationship changes over the course of the novel. In this blog post, I want to take a moment to write a more in-depth reflection on their relationship development and show that not only is their increasing closeness a sign of coming of age for Jason, but it is also a sort of coming of age for Julia. Julia is always "awesome,” but when she supports Jason at the beginning of the novel, it's usually undercut by other actions that emphasize their “unequal” dynamic. For example, when she stands up for Jason in the beginning of the novel by saying that she also wen...