Who is telling the story? What do you know about your main character?

'"I can ride a bike," I said. "I just... I haven't had the opportunity in a while.' Sarah Dessen, Along for the Ride 107

Learning to ride a bike was only one of the things Auden was deprived of as a kid. Along with knowledge about friends, boyfriends, jealous ex-girlfriends, and most of the things a girl would learn as she grew up. This quotes describes her exactly. It shows that she shows interest in learning about these things, even as small as riding a bike, and just how sheltered she was.  She knows more about chemistry and physics, then about shopping, and boys. She's experienced so little growing up. She never had to deal with any of this, because her parents wouldn't let her. They sheltered her too much. She needed to grow up, and learn about things that aren't in a text book. 


The lyrics to this song reminded me of Auden, because her life was just as sheltered as the artist describes in the song.