Family As We Know It.

*Author'snote- This is a 5 paragraph essay on graded on theme from the book "Rules Of The Road." *
Each family has got its share of problems and it’s about working through those problems as a family, that’s what makes you a stronger family. Same goes for Jenna in the book “Rules Road of the Road” her family has got its share of problems but Jenna promised her sister that they would work thought those problems and become a better and stronger family. That is why the main theme in the book Rules of the Road is family.

To start off with, Jenna’s father is an alcoholic and left Jenna and her sister Faith at a very young age. They grew up there whole life without a father and a mother who was trying her best to be good mother for both of her girls. As the years went on Jenna became older and started to watch over Faith more and more and sooner or later she was always there for her sister yes the fights would come and go but they still stayed together as sisters. Yes both of those girls longed for a father but they both knew far too well that their father would not go get help so they knew that it was now or never that they shaped that family the way they wanted it.

However, when Jenna went on a road trip for 5 months of her life and she left everything she knew at home and left her family at home. She was scared that going on this trip would be hurting her family because she knew she couldn’t leave home without her sister being harmed. Jenna was also aware that her father might shine around Faith and her mother which cause them both pain and if she left they would have to deal with the hurt all by themselves.

In addition, Jenna also choices to watch over her severely sick grandmother, who is sick with a disease. Jenna visits her grandmother at the nursing home almost every day after school and would drop anything to be with her, and not only her grandmother, Jenna would drop anything for anyone is her family. This reminds me of the book “The Outsiders” by; S.E Hinton, because it’s a very family related book, everyone watches over each other and doesn’t let there family get hurt, just like the book “Rules of The Road”, Jenna cares about her family and protects everyone in it, her life, just like “The Outsiders”, revolves around family.  

“I guess I’m just afraid of leaving my family, they are my everything, they need me and I need them” This is something Jenna said to her grandmother while she as in process of deciding to leave to Texas or not. This is just proves how much family mattered in this family. Jenna relies on her family and they rely on her, that’s why her decision on going on the road trip or not was so difficult.  At the end Jenna did end up going, however she talked to her family members almost every day on the phone, this is why the books main theme is family.