Blog # 7

There's a part in the book where Craig is talking to Noelle and says something that startles me. He compares his problems to the rest of the world and to his friends, and people everywhere. This surprised me because he usually is so focused on himself I never would have thought he would compare the world to him. Then he starts talking about his problems in the past tense talking about what he USED to do and how it was the wrong decision for him. This is a big step because usually he talks like he is still depressed and has such a long way to recovery but now he talks so much different and positively that he's going to be fine and like a regular kid. Another important event was when Craig went into see Monica on his last day. He started sweating and getting nervous because he has to go back to school and makeup everything that he's missed. Then she asks if he found an Anchor. And he did. He realized that drawing maps helps him relieve a lot of that stress and enables to keep living his everyday life. He realized this when he was in art class and remembered drawing maps as a kid, and started right up again. This will probably help him once he's out of the hospital because then when he gets stressed he can resort to drawing maps to get out his anger and frustration. Even though i haven't finished the book yet i have a feeling that Craig will end up being just find and will find a balance in his everyday life.