Archetype

The Archetypal Actions or Events in Burned are a Journey and Rites of Initiation. The most fitting Archetypal setting is the Sea because everything in the story is unpredictable. Pattyn is an innocent embarking on a journey, but her parents made her leave so she is also like an orphan, her parents are like wicked stepmothers, Pattyn's sister is like her friend, Ethan is a lover, and Aunt J is like a caregiver. The author followed the basics of archetypes and applied them to her story and characters.

Conflict and Resolution

There are two main conflicts in Burned. The first conflict that takes place is Pattyn is seeing a guy behind her parents back and they find out about it. In response, her parents send her to spend the summer with her aunt. The other conflict is that Pattyn gets pregnant when she is staying with her aunt and can't tell her parents so she decides to runaway with her boyfriend and they get in a car wreck and the boyfriend and the baby die.

Recommendation

I recommend Burned to people who like sad, realistic books. I wouldn't recommend it to people that like happy books with fairytale endings. This book has problems that current teenagers face and shows ways that some deal with them.