Reading Response to Dead is Just a rumor by Marlene Perez

       

                                                Dead is just a Rumor by Marlene Perez

 
  "Its not what you are that's holding you back. Its what you think your not." This quote displays that the main character's thinking of herself is stopping her from being confident.
Daisy, a 17 year old teenager with physic powers, is dealing with overwhelming problems. Her dad returned from being captured for 6 years. Daisy's dad is not used to Daisy being all grown-up, and is being strict to her. He also seems to dislike Daisy's boyfriend, Ryan. While trying to convince her dad that Daisy is not his little girl anymore, Daisy is dealing with a problem of her own. She does not have confidence in her looks and believes she is not good enough for Ryan. Teenagers reading this story will connect to Daisy's self esteem and family issues. 

          To begin with, after Daisy's father returns, he is confused and not used to life at home. He can't accept that Daisy is all grown up and already has a job and everything. After all,  Daisy was only 11 years old when her father left. After hearing that Daisy's boyfriend is a werewolf, Mr. Goirdano is not so sure about Ryan. "I want you to think about your relationship between you and Ryan. He may harm you." This quote makes me think that Daisy's father really cares about Daisy's protection. He wants Daisy to have all the safety she can get. Daisy says, " Dad won't even let me go to the game with Ryan. He is so overprotective." In other words Daisy believes her father is being to overprotective of her and treating her like a little kid. I'm realizing that parents may be annoying and force you to do things, but they are only doing this for your protection because they care about you.

          Everyone loses their self esteem once in awhile. Daisy lost her self esteem for her appearance. Something Daisy said to her friends were, " I don't even look like myself with makeup, I am just ordinary Daisy Goirdano without makeup. Ryan could of chose any girl in high school." This quote is showing that Daisy believes that makeup is necessary to look beautiful and that she is not good enough for Ryan. The surprising thing is that Daisy is surrounded by loving friends and family, who compliment her on her looks, though she still doesn't feel confident. I really can relate to Daisy, because I did also have low self esteem and worried about my looks. I used to think that everyone judges everyone on appearance. Everyone is special their own way and no one should be judged on their appearance

All in all, I believe that sometimes people can feel that their parents are really bugging them, and being annoying. The only reason is that parents want their children to be safe and have protection. So the next time my mom won't let me go out with my friends, I know she's doing it for a positive reason. My book also expresses the idea that teens can sometimes have low self esteem and may feel judged negatively. I realized that if you surround yourself with people who are positive around you, you can feel confident and have lots of self esteem. Dead is just a rumor is a great book that expresses family relationships and self esteem issues.