Everything she tells Eric she is worried that he will tell, which he does. The conflicts of “Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes” is when she’s in the hospital her dad is trying to get her out.It makes you feel close to the character, have feelings for the character, and be on the characters side of the conflict. The reader can only know what the character knows. The point of view of ‘Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes’ is First person coming from Eric, the “fat” kid.When she tells Eric that, Eric goes and tells his swim coach, she helps by sneaking Sarah out of the hospital and coach brings her to where her mom said she’s always wanted to go, do they find her mother or not? If so does she choose to stay with her mom? So the only way for her to get away from him is to quit talking and act like something's wrong.
No telling where her mom is she’s stuck with her dad.
Her friend Eric goes over and trys to get her to talk, one day she decides to talk to Eric, and she tells him not to tell anyone that she’s talking, come to find out the reason she isn’t talking is because her dad abuses her and the scars on her face are from her dad drowning her in hot water. One day she decides to quit talking and they put her in the hospital, She’ll do everything they tell her to do except talk. Eric is the “fattest” boy in the school, and Sarah is the “ugliest” girl in the school because of the scars she has on her face from her Dad.
Sarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune have been friends for years. “Superb plotting, extraordinary characters, and cracking narrative make this novel unforgettable.”- Publishers Weekly This bestselling novel is about love, loyalty, and friendship in the face of adversity. Called a “masterpiece” in a starred review from School Library Journal, award-winning author Chris Crutcher’s acclaimed Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is an enduring classic.
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