I have been reading and re-reading Crank, in order to try and find just the right stanzas or phrases for my choral reading. And each time I re-enter Kristina's world I get more angry with the judge for letting her go see her father. Or for her father for even demanding such a visit. What an idiot. I am now convinced that Kristina's Dad only demanded this visit to try and gain some sort of control/attention from Kristina's mother.
And it is this very same goal -- to get attention/to dominate or control another person -- that defines Bree.
It's a fine line here since I also think Kristina wanted more attention -- more attention from her Mom, from her Dad, from boys.... but this attention was connected to a genuine sense of love, affection and appreciation.
Bree, on the other hand, forces other to notice her through her outrageous, and at times sexually explicit, behavior.
Even though my initial thoughts were to explore my response to Crank based on the theme of being alone -- since Kristina felt alone and certainly pushed people away. But now I'm thinking what I was really getting at is this slight, yet significant difference between affection and attention.
It reminds me also of the adage that fame is fleeting..... Am I making sense here?
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