Comfort Zones

In this section of The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Jeannette is definitely pushed out of her comfort zone. When she meets a boy named Billy who wants to be her boyfriend, she thinks he is harmless and agrees to be just friends with him. Billy then begins to start forcing himself onto Jeannette, causing her to have to bite his ear in order to get him away. This pushes her out of her comfort zone because she isn't a particularly violent person, and she sometimes holds back from sticking up for herself. In this case she showed how she has the ability to protect herself. Also, when Billy comes back to Jeannette’s house and threatens her with his BB gun, Jeannette and Lori get her dad’s gun and start to shoot at the window and at the ground where he is running. This is another example of how Jeannette is pushed out of her comfort zone by defending herself. Something that I’ve experienced in my life that has pushed me out of my comfort zone is taking part in singing performances and competitions. Over the past few years I have taken voice lessons and although its not something that I plan on continuing with for the rest of my life, but its definitely helped me to be more comfortable in front of people.