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These are notes we collated about Marty and Kirk's relationship in the novel. We decided it was an important relationship because it changed a lot along the way. It also revealed to us many things about both characters.  **__Marty and Kirk’s Relationship -__**

Developed over time.

At first was built on mutual dislike.

The relationship turned into love and one of great trust.

At first Marty thought Kirk was a stuck up rich kid. She wanted to have nothing to do with him but really she did...she kept coming back for more and goading him. For example when she pushed him into the pool after his operation, when she took his skates and when she kept returning to his room and trying to get him to follow her onto to roof.

At the end of the book, Kirk was Marty’s only true friend. She’d opened up to him about things that had happened in the past....she trusted him enough to do this.

At first Kirk thought Marty was pure poison. He thought she was evil and rude and he couldn’t figure her out. He was intrigued by her but didn’t like her a whole heap...”just then the double doors swung again and the Indian princess girl marched in”.

By the end of the book Kirk was sad about Marty’s passing. He had a huge amount of feeling for her. He had a new respect for the way she carried on given that she had no one and was basically alone in the world. He understood her like no one else did – because she confided in him.

**__Why is this relationship important?__**

· This relationship highlights one of the important ideas in the text – not to judge a book by its cover/not to judge based on first impressions.

· It shows that in the darkest, worst situations something good can arise.

· They teach each other to trust, their trust was built on being in the same situation as each other...knowing what each other was going through with the cancer.

· This relationship shows us what important relationships SHOULD be built on...trust, understanding and caring. As opposed to Tory and Kirk’s relationship that was built on outward pleasures – looking good, having a good time, nothing deep and meaningful.

· Marty pushed Kirk to get better and to stop mopping about. She forced him to start doing things for himself. Without her goading and annoying him with his skates he perhaps wouldn’t have become so angry and worked so hard at rehab.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">“I caught her hostile glare, but I gave her a look as if to say you know I get bugged by things like that too.” Kirk about Marty.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">“I could’ve killed Marty with my bare hands. She’s pure poison and she uses it against everyone.”