Life is Short, & the World is Wide

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Throughout the book, Montana sees that living in the city isn't easy. It comes along with city life, and that life wasn't always the life of the party. It came with unnecessary drama, and problems that she did not need added into her stressful life. The author does a great job incorporating the city in the book explaining things like "the upper east side, the lower east side, Manhattan, the parks, the corner food stands, etc." The city has a lot to offer, but not even that is enough to live up to Montana's wants and needs. As far as she is concerned, she is ready to get out of the city away from her crazy family and move on with her life. The only thing that happened to make things okay in the city, was her city summer love with the mysterious park boy, Bernardo. Montana falls hard for him, and gives this relationship her all. He is always there for her, even though her crazy family issues, and being lost with who she wants to be. He stays loyal to her, and this is very helpful to keep Montana's life steady for some moments. The city seems to make her life more stressful at times because of how rushed things can come along in the city.

After living in the city her whole life, Montana seems like she could use a nice, calm, quiet place to live as she grows older. All she wants is to get away from her family, as all they do is cause her more stress and drama. Montana does not even have the personality/attitude of a city girl. In my personal opinion, a city girl often catches on to the rudeness of others all around. They tend to be snobby and selfish. Montana is anything but this. She is shy, and has so many thoughts about people. She even tends to overthink, but she never once stuck up for herself. She always held in the way she felt. She really should find a better place to live with a lifestyle she can fit into.