THE GREATEST FRIEND YOU COULD HAVE!!!

Do you have a friend that you know will stick with you through anything???? In the book Red Scarf Girl there is someone that isn't the "main" character but I think she is just as important as Ji-li Jiang (a.k.a. the main character.) Her name is An Yi and she was Jili's BEST friend. Jili had known An Yi since like they were born. They grew up together and were best friends. An Yi wasn't as popular as Jili but they were still REALLY good friends, then when the Cultural Revolution started they were both looked down upon and mocked and treated badly. Even when An Yi's grandma died (which was like the person that she was SUPER close to) she still didn't even talk about how much she missed her grandma but just comforted Jili because she was going through some serious stress and hard times. She was always there for Jili. No matter how hard of a time An Yi went through she would always put Jili first and comfort her instead. That's really amazing isn't it? Do you think that if someone had just made fun of you and made you feel like you were worthless and then you found out that your friend had just had a really rough day too, do you think that you would start telling her all about how it was the worst day ever and just feel sorry for yourself or would you say nothing about your day and just comfort your friend and concentrate on making them feel better...not yourself. I think that's really what a true friend is. It's not someone that you have sleepovers with, or someone that you always sit with or talk to and stuff like that. I think An Yi is a perfect example of a true friend,....she was there for Jili when no one else was and she comforted her and stayed with her until she felt better. That's the kind of friend I want to be to people and I hope you do too. That's the true meaning of friends and loving one another, this book shows how much Jili was brave and dealt with hard times and how amazing it was that she did all that.....but I think that An Yi was just as brave and amazing because she put others before herself even when she was really hurting inside.