Growth In David Updike's Summer

The main character, Homer, experiences a teenage crush and the feelings behind growing up in David Updike’s, “Summer.” During the summer, Homer visits Fred’s lake house. Fred is Homer’s best friend, however Homer begins to develop a crush on his sister. Homer begins watching Sandra throughout the summer. As time passes he begins to develop a crush on Sandra. Homer spends the summer growing up and learning about life. Sandra also has feelings for Homer. However, they don’t believe the feeling is mutual and miss out on the opportunity. At the end of summer Homer finds out that Sandra has feeling for him as well. This is a once in a lifetime chance, don’t miss out on something great because you were too afraid. Homer, whether she likes you or