The book Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin is a truly touching tale. The story follows a girl named Liz after she is hit by a car and taken to Elsewhere, a place where humans and animals age backwards from the day of their death until they become a baby again and get sent back to Earth. At first, Liz doesn’t like it in Elsewhere. She misses her parents, her little brother Alvy and her best friend Zoe. She wants to graduate high school and college and have kids. But when Liz learns that none of these things are possible on Elsewhere, she has an even tougher time adjusting to her new life. Liz isolates herself from others and is rude to her Grandma Betty, who has taken her in and has given her countless opportunities to enjoy Elsewhere. It isn't…show more content… But mainly she thinks of herself. Continuing down the river will mean, for all practical purposes, the end of Liz. And when she looks at it that way, she suddenly wonders is she hasn’t made a colossal mistake.
And then she wonders if it’s too late to correct it.” (Zevin 220)
After this, Owen rescues Liz and their relationship is stronger than ever before. This scene definitely proves how much Liz’s perspective has changed throughout the book. She has finally realized how many good things have happened to her throughout her journey and how many good friends she has met.
Liz started off too attached to her old life on Earth and was unwilling to embrace her new one on Elsewhere. But by the end of the book, she definitely changes her perspective and becomes more accepting of what has happened to her. She comes to realize that taking those few steps into the street that day, and getting hit by that taxi isn’t the worst thing that has ever happened to her. Even though her previous life on Earth was great, she has come to a conclusion that the one she has on Elsewhere isn’t so bad after all. Even when life puts you in some bad situations, making the best of it can always make the outcome ten times better. After all, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade,
