literature Analysis #1

1) Sarah Dessen's " This lullaby " is a story of a young teenager named Remy , a girl who doesn't believe in love . Remy doesn't believe in love because her real dad has never really seen her . Remys dad had only written her a song called " This lullaby " before he past away.Remys mom is about to have her fifth wedding with a man Remy is not so sure about . Remy is a girl who likes to feel in control of things when she's with her boyfriend , but that doesn't last long . Remy meets a boy named Dexter at the dealership one day and thinks he's annoying; however , they end up together even though he's messy and impulsive. Dexter is a musician and Remy had a " no musician " rule that she just broke. 2) The theme of this novel is to inspire people who don't believe in love that it does exist. This is the theme because at first she didn't believe in love and in the end she believes it's real. 3) The authors tone is sad , positive , and hopeful . These are the authors tones because she explains her worst and best times . 4) " she takes on husbands the way other people change their hair color " (1) Remy explains how her mom is always marrying. " you heart breaker " (28) Remys friend thinks Remy hurts guys alot . " I'm not wonderful ,but I am better than I used to be " Remy is saying that she did change and is doing better than before . " (62) Sometimes I thought if she could read my mind it would kill her " (58) Explains how Remy has negative thoughts about her mom. In (23) Remy says she was obsessive but not in a dirty way when she says " okay so maybe I was a little obsessive , but so what ? At least I wasn't a slob "