Abstract:
This thesis is the first third of a coming of age novel called i. In this
selection the central character, Bea Bouvier, prepares to see her estranged mother on
a cruise ship to the Bahamas. She hopes her parents will decide to reunite as a
family, though it becomes increasingly clear that her father is having an affair with
the mother of her best friend. This novel tracks Bea's search for connections and
identity in a world in which the behavior of adults seems utterly absurd.
