The characters in the book...Jodi, Alex, and Peter all hide various parts of themselves from others. this, I think is probably the theme of the story. The consequences of Jodi’s false persona is a crushing feeling of sadness, because she felt in the beginning that none of her friends would care about her if she showed them the real her, and after a while, she feels like there is no more REAL HER. Her mother, on the other hand, had to keep up a constant appearance of the respectful judge. Otherwise who would trust her to be fair in court? Lastly, Peter, hides his pain and anger from is parents until it overflows, and he looses control, and murders ten people.
Beware of teen angst, it kills, literally.
“In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn; color your hair; watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five."
"In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world; or you can just jump off it.”
