This journal entry was from Tally at the very beginning of the story, after Peris had turned pretty. The entry conveys her frustration and self conflict as she has no real friend other than Peris and she struggles to comprehend what the future holds. She dreams of being pretty but realizes that Peris may have moved on after all the time that he had been Pretty. This self conflict isn't uncommon and can happen in a teenagers life quite frequently. When facing a difficult situation, teens tend to overlook the bright side of things and focus on the bad side, this leads to more bad things thought, than good and that is never a good thing.
This journal entry was based off of what Tally was feeling at the beginning of the book. I took those emotions and put them on paper, (in Tally's case an electronic Tablet because she did not know how to read, as mentioned on pg. 420 of the novel) and just kept writing. It wasn't very well planned, but I did that on purpose to keep the authenticity of the journal entry as well... no journal entries are well thought out because the writer is simply letting their emotions flow out onto the page and I tried to emulate that. Tally was the main character in the book so obviously she is vital to the story, but she also has a very interesting personality and I think that that is important to portray.
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