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Impulse Book Report

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Character and Theme Review For Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

The book Impulse by Ellen Hopkins is a very engrossing story told from the perspective of three suicidal teens. Tony, Vanessa, and Conner all have been sent to Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital, for the same reason. Whether it was a bottle of pills, a razor blade, or a loaded gun, all three turned to suicide to banish their problems for good, or so they thought. now the tree of them have the opportunity to turn their lives around, with the help of one another. Impulse gives a look inside the minds of those struggling with mental illnesses such as bipolar and depression. Ellen Hopkins did an extremely wonderful job giving each character a different voice and story. She started …show more content…

I feel like Conner is one of the most relatible characters because although he didn’t have a major traumatic event in his life, He still hurts as much as the next person. He had high expectations placed on him by others, just like many of the teenagers out here today, Not just from our family, but high authorities such as teachers and coaches. I feel that Conner is very heartbroken and jealous throughout the entire book. In the beginning of the book, I feel that Conner was heartbroken and jealous because he couldn’t live up to the expectations placed upon him. In page 257 he said “Now I could tell a sordid tale of one twin envying another, of relentless competition, even money on the win until we were old enough to learn the finer points of cheating. You’d think getting caught might concern us. Not! Both of us had one real goal in mind: attention, especially from Dad, who seemed to think his familial role was demanding respect.” Later on in the book, I feel that Conner was heartbroken and jealous when seeing Tony and Vanessa together, “Sean interrupts my reverie. Okay, you two, break it up. He means Vanessa and Tony, and when I glance their way I catch the end of a kiss. Another slap of jealousy catches me off guard, jerks my head in the other direction.” I feel that Ellen Hopkins was not wrong in her choice of killing off Conner in the end, (yes, I know, HUGE spoiler!), because I feel that it proves to the readers that even someone

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