Denny was in a rock band before he had Mia and her brother, and after the birth of Mia and Teddy, he decided to let go of his rock lifestyle, becoming a school teacher. Mia made up her mind to stay because of Teddy, and after finding out he was dead, she was beyond shattered as she knew there was absolutely no reason for her to stay.ĭenny Hall is Mia’s father and a rock music lover. Teddy admires Mia and loves her dearly like she was his second mother. Teddy is Mia’s baby brother, who she describes as him being her child. After her accident, Adam sneaks in to try and see Mia tell her to stay not because of him but because of her future which was still bright. Mia felt insecure with Adam because she feared the one thing that brought them together which was music was also the one thing pushing them away from each other. Being a guitarist in a fast-growing band known as shooting star Adam begins rising to popularity. Kim is sarcastic but kind to the people she knows.Īdam is Mia’s boyfriend and a lover of music. Starting as enemies, Mia and Kim become best friends perceived as dark sisters. Kim is Mia’s best friend and a lover of photography. Mia finds herself in a dilemma as she struggles to fit into the rock lifestyle of Adam, and she feels insecure about their relationship because of her feeling out of place in Adam’s life. With her idol being Beethoven, Mia falls in love with playing the Cello and meets Adam, a rock star who later becomes her boyfriend.

Mia is the main character in ‘ If I Stay.’ She is a 17-year-old brunette who finds herself out of place in her family as she is a classical musician, a far cry from her rock music-loving family. Throughout the novel, Mia uses her ideology of each character to define a predetermined action that the characters will take. Due to the first perspective narrative used, the characters in ‘ If I Stay‘ reflect what Mia thinks of them and how their interaction with her affects both her life and theirs.

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