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Wendelin Van DraanenA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Summary
Part 1, Chapters 1-3
Part 1, Chapters 4-6
Part 1, Chapters 7-9
Part 1, Chapters 10-12
Part 1, Chapters 13-15
Part 1, Chapters 16-18
Part 1, Chapters 19-21
Part 1, Chapters 22-24
Part 1, Chapters 25-26
Part 2, Chapters 1-3
Part 2, Chapters 4-6
Part 2, Chapters 7-9
Part 2, Chapters 10-12
Part 2, Chapters 13-15
Part 3, Chapters 1-3
Part 3, Chapters 4-6
Part 3, Chapters 7-9
Part 3, Chapters 10-12
Part 3, Chapters 13-15
Part 3, Chapters 16-18
Part 3, Chapters 19-21
Part 3, Chapters 22-24
Part 4, Chapters 1-3
Part 4, Chapters 4-6
Part 4, Chapters 7-9
Part 4, Chapters 10-12
Part 4, Chapters 13-15
Part 4, Chapters 16-18
Part 5, Chapters 1-3
Part 5, Chapters 4-6
Part 5, Chapters 7-9
Part 5, Chapters 10-12
Part 5, Chapters 13-15
Character Analysis
Themes
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Important Quotes
Essay Topics
Jessica frequently dreams of the daily route she runs with Sherlock early each morning. She wakes up from the dreams only to the anguish of remembering the leg amputation. The dreams represent what Jessica thought was forever lost, but which she regains with hard work, dedication, and hope.
Rosa explains to Jessica that the finish line of a race is also the starting line, and as such, they are one in the same. The end of every race only offers the start of the next one, a replication of the cyclicality of life. Jessica has only ever thought of the finish line as a means to an end, but fully realizes by the end of the book that the finish line is indeed just the marker for the start of a whole new chapter in life.
Jessica has named the final 200-meters of the 400-meter dash “Rigor Mortis Bend” because of the immense discipline, training, and sheer willpower a runner must have to push past the pain and fear to finish the race with a strong kick. After the accident, Jessica realizes that what she is facing is a whole new obstacle, but one she compares to the Bend regardless.
By Wendelin Van Draanen