The Kind of Friends We WereSOAPSTONE*In The Kind of Friends We Were there are two main characters, Kate and Marylin , but I'll just do Marylin for parts where information about a single character is needed. Characters Marylin is a cheerleader who cares too much about makeup and her hair. "Marylin was now a middle school cheerleader and cared too much about her hair... she firmly believed that life could be just like it was in the girl's magazines, where you and all your forever best friends got together before the back home and making clever decorations for your lockers and trading nail polish tips... Marylin believed that life could be sparkly all the time... It just took a little extra work and some lip gloss, and the life would be like a television show that everyone wanted to watch." (pages 3-4) Because Marylin is now a cheerleader, she believes that everything she does reflects who she is, so she has to be pink, sparkly, and absolutely perfect all the time, otherwise people won't see her. won't like it. “Seventh grade is the time to, I don’t know, hang out with your group of friends and get ready for high school. It's about finding your own personal style. » (p. 22) She doesn't like to color outside the lines; she wants to be exactly who you would think a cheerleader would be. Her personality is very preppy and girly, so she tends to talk a lot and be very enthusiastic and overly dramatic about things. But her main problem is that she doesn't know how to have a real friend. What an interesting experience, she thought later... Having a conversation and feeling good afterwards. Frankly, Marylin didn't know it was possible. (p. 167) This happened after Marylin spoke with Kate, who she used to call... middle of paper... you are. Instead of just knowing that they have different interests, hobbies, and looks, you can also see how they think and react to things. I think this is helpful when you're reading because you can see details that you may not have caught or weren't there before, and it's interesting to see the same thing from different perspectives.OrderLa Most of the events in The Kind of Friends We Were take place in chronological order. Sometimes, however, an event will be written from Marylin's point of view, and then the same event will be repeated from Kate's point of view. It's nice to be able to see the same event from two different perspectives, because it gives you more details about the event, which helps you understand the story better. It also helps you think more about what's happening because you see it in two different ways..