As the novel develops,

so does Michael's character. Through the beginning of the the novel, Michael discovers the new the new challenges of life and how timid he is compared to at the end.

He is afraid of his baby sister dying but can't focus about his own life. In the middle of the story Michael starts to be more and more confident about his life and meets his new best friend, Mina, a girl in which he finds a never ending friendship.

At the end of the book though, he experiences loads of emotion as he suddenly finds himself thinking of his sister at the hospital and his fight with Mina but everything ends up all right.