I think crane has a very accurate view of the world and that is that you can be so close but still fail. Life does not normally have happy endings and the strongest man aboard their rafts is the only to die. This shows how life will not always be fair and that even the strongest can fall. I think crane is blunt, but still spot on.

I think that the anger and other negative emotions that the boy is experiencing are more directed towards himself then to her. I believe that he is angry at himself for believing that she had feelings of the same status that he has for her, and assuming this with no bases. The other feeling that the boy expresses is jealousy, those two boys were able to attract and earn the attention of Mangan's sister while he was quickly dismissed by this girl that ruled his thoughts. This will do nothing but help this young boy from getting hurt as easily in the future.

7th grade was a special year for me. My football team was awesome we had just won the state championship and all my friends and I were ecstatic. I was having a ball and it all got better when i noticed this girl named Aimee. She was amazing, beautiful black hair and brown eyes that I got lost in. I told her friends that i liked her and they got all exited and told me they wouldnt tell her. But they told her anyways but obviously thats what i had wanted. I finally got the courage to talk to her one day in mrs. Kill's math class. I went head over heals i then went out of my way to talk to her or even just to see her as many times as i could during the day. Then a few weeks later we hung out on a half day a bunch of my friends and her friends went to the park. Everyone knew that i was going to ask her to go out with me which created this tension in the air but im pretty sure i felt it way more than my friends. Then i did it, and she said yes! i was so happy and her beautiful smile made me tingly and week at the knees. we had the normal corny middle school relationship for a month or so until one day that i will never for get... the unthinkable happened. She came up to me after history class right after the bell rang and said " I think we should just be friends." i was devistated! i couldnt think of anything worse that could happen at the time and she ran through my head over and over like a looping tape. after a few months i got over it but that was a big one, aimee crushed me out of nowhere. But there is one thing i will never forget and that is that tingling feeling throughout my body She gave me anytime those beautiful brown eyes were within my site. Thankyou Aimee you gave me something i will never forget