Individual grief processes from "summary" of It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
Grief is a deeply personal experience, something that each person goes through in their own way. In my own life, I've seen how different people handle loss in different ways. Some people cry openly, while others keep their emotions bottled up inside. Some people throw themselves into work or school to distract themselves, while others need time alone to process their feelings. There's no one right way to grieve, and everyone's journey is unique. In "It's Not Summer Without You," we see this concept of individual grief processes play out in the lives of Belly, Jeremiah, and Conrad. Each of them is dealing with the loss of Susannah, but they eac...
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