Analysis Of Love And Other Foreign Words

Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan is a comedic, modern day coming of age story about a teenager’s experience with the several different forms of love. Josie, the main character, struggles with her life as a “prodigy” and the relationships between her friends and her family. This book had a lot of emotional upheavals, at times it was humorous, and then would take a sudden turn for the worst. The main characters in this book where Josie, Stu, Kate, and Geoffrey Stephen Brill. The story is told from Josie’s prospective, and she’s a stubborn, intellectual teen who doesn’t deal well with change. Stu is Josie’s best friend and he’s known as a “love-’em-and-leave-’em type” because he can’t commit to a relationship. He’s witty and almost
For example, when Kate insisted that Josie get contacts instead of glasses, Josie decided to drive her sister insane by buying two different colored contacts and wearing them to dinner. In response to that, Kate stole a personal page from Josie’s journal and threatened to blackmail her. Even though the sisters fight often, they still love each other a lot and can’t stay mad for very long. Love is a recurring theme throughout the book. Josie does not understand love, and is trying to figure out how it works and what it really means. The main characters figure out that love has more than one meaning. Josie is writing a paper in which she writes about love. She struggles to define the term and comes up with three reasons why it’s hard to define, “It is an ambiguous term. It is often misused. There is more than one kind of love.” In the end she admits that Kate and Geoff do love each other and she was only afraid he would replace her. The book was insightful into relationships and what love really means. It was realistic, entertaining, and good at keeping your attention. It did a good job of framing what real relationships are like. The characters were relatable even if they were unlovable sometimes. In conclusion, this book was