In the book "Struck By Lightning" by Chris Colfer there is a lot of confusion as to who has power. The main character Carson Phillips basically takes care of himself because his mother abuses alchohal and takes drugs. His father left them when he was ten and he hates his town. Because of all this he has power over himself.
Carson actually is a mature person even though he's just a teenager. This makes it okay that he takes care of himself. He is very ambitious and plans to go to a big college and become an editor of a NYC magazine. Ofcourse its a typical story that no one thinks he will, but he conducts himself very well. The confusion part comes in when you realize that everyone TRIES to have power over him. His teachers try to convince him to aim lower and his mom wants him to stay in Clover with her. All these people try to convince him but he's so strong and independant that he doesn't let anyone control him.
In conclusion, Carson basically is the main power in the text even though many others are trying to convince him otherwise. Maybe later on in the book something big will happen that will change the way that either Carson, his mom, or his teachers think/act.
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