Have you ever wanted to escape the life your parent’s granted you with and actually have the life you should be living? This is exactly how Auden’s dull life has been like in the book “Along for the Ride” by Sarah Dessen. Auden has been this perfect girl her whole life who gets straight A’s and is pretty much a perfectionist around everyone. She finally comes to her senses and realizes it's time to rebel and find the life she should have.
Throughout the first part of the book Auden embarks on a journey to visit her dad and step mother in the tiny beach town of Colby. This is where she meets Eli; a boy who becomes very close with Auden and shows her the teenage years she’s missed. My prediction is that by the end of the book Auden will end up falling in love with Eli because they have this close relationship that only they are able understand. Furthermore if you take a look at page 43 it reels you in with how intimate Auden and Eli are getting on the board walk by the beach. Eli turns up his swag and continues his mild flirtation towards Auden. Another thing I found was that Auden is attracted to Eli because he is showing her the ropes on how to be a carefree teenager that she has been denied. Meanwhile Eli invites Auden to a night party at the beach. Here Eli and Auden just get to know each other better and Eli shows Auden the night life in Colby. In addition another event where both of them connect is when Eli offers Auden the chance to ride a bike but she rejects his offer. Eli gets close and assures Auden that it’s nothing to be ashamed of if she doesn’t know how to ride a bike. She replies with a very touching answer to her life. That Auden knows how to ride a bike but she’s never had the opportunity too. This indicates that Auden never got time for the young life she wanted to live.
I believe the theme of this novel so far is love and compassion. Auden is falling in love with Eli and also starting to regain love for her parents since they went through a divorce the past year. In addition compassion comes into place because it surrounds everyone and everything in the novel. Furthermore I’d connect this book so far to the story of Cinderella. Cinderella doesn’t have the life she envisioned herself having but all of that changes once she meets her royal prince. The same goes for Auden once she meets Eli her life gets full of love and excitement.
Overall I believe Auden still has great things to come her way and Eli will show her many of those things. Furthermore I think my prediction will come true because both Auden and Eli have much in common.
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