Personal Narrative: All Good Children By Catherine Austen

When I was 10 years old, my friends Yudan and Tina had to move to another city. It was a difficult time because I had to meet new friends and get through school alone. I felt overwhelmed, stressed and sad. But with the reassurance that they would keep in contact with me and the help of my family by lending me support. I met new friends and was able to get through this challenge. Just small actions that my family and Yudan and Tina like talking to me and listening. They gave me the strength to overcome this. We all been through tough situations once in our lives. We feel stressed, overwhelmed and angry at times. In All Good Children by Catherine Austen, family and friends in the novel provide each other support, help each other get through their
Even when there’s no hope and they are past the breaking point, friends and family in the novel encourage each other to keep on going. For instance, Dallas had to fake being a zombie all the time, at home and at school. The only time he can act who he is when he is at Max’s house. He is under a lot of stress and is tired of being a zombie. Max is always there to encourage Dallas and gives him hope that he can make it to Canada and live a happy life. Even when Dallas declines due to the risk of max and his family being arrested for kidnapping, max keeps trying to persuade Dallas to come and tries to stay positive. Also, Ms. Connors is always encouraging max to be good so he won't get caught. In addition, they calm each other down when they are stressed. This is shown when Xavier and werewolf get into a fight, max tries to blow their cover but Dallas is there to calm him down and stop him. In the novel, when Mr. Richmond shows up at the football game drunk, he insults Dallas and his friends and makes inappropriate comments to the cheerleaders. This infuriates Dallas causing him to be only focused on the game and not talk to anyone. Afterward, Max tries cheering Dallas up by making a joke. By helping each other get through their emotions, they are essentially helping each other with the challenges they face. Therefore, loved ones help each other balance out their