Have you ever felt powerless to everyone, including yourself. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson is a good book for people to gain confidence in themselves and in life and being selfless in the way that matters.

Tyler is always told that he needs to step up and be a better man. “Everybody told me to be a man. Nobody told me how.” This shows how Tyler feels he has all these responsibilities and he is not sure how to handle it all. Tyler has been told to be a man but not knowing how to be one shows his struggles with his problems. Tyler feels so unconfident in himself that he does something drastic that he feels he will later regret. “I scared myself because once you’ve thought long and hard enough about doing something colossally stupid, you feel like you’ve actually done it, and then you’re never quite sure what your limits are.”This shows how Tyler feels that after putting the gun in his mouth, he will now think suicide is the answer. After thinking about it is hard, he is not sure if it will happen again or is tempted by it. Tyler is tempted to do something he regrets again. “I closed my eyes and let my enemy win.” This shows Tyler’s selflessness for his father by letting someone who truly hates, win. Tyler admits to defeat if it means sacrificing someone else, which really is selfless and show what kind of character he is. “I decapitated dandelions all morning, leaving carnage and death strewn into my path.” This shows how bad events in Tyler’s life, affects his mood. When his mood changes the mood of others and life around him chase with him.

Twisted is a good book for people looking to gain more confidence in themselves and to not let others push them around.