In the novel, Glass, written by Ellen Hopkins, the protagonist, Kristina faces many challenges but her biggest obstacle is overcoming her meth addiction. Many of the characters in the novel have their own internal problems. Kristina’s family cuts Kristina off from their lives, they don't try to help Kristina with her addiction, they only criticize her. A majority of Kristina’s friends, like Kristina put their addiction before their loved ones. My favorite character in the novel is a young father by the name of Brendan, unlike Kristina’s other friends, Brendan is determined to get over his addiction and cutoff anyone or anything that can negatively affect his two daughters. Hopkins perfectly captures the unconditional love Brendan holds for his daughters. Brendan takes control over his addiction towards the end of the novel, in order for Brendan to withhold custody over his daughters and for the involvement of the mother of his children.
This book seems very intriguing and quite dark; however, it seems motavational at the same time due to Brendan overcoming his addiction.
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