The relationship between Lettie and the main character seems to develop quite quickly. Lettie invites the MC into her life with open arms and the main character does so and does not question their friendship. Lettie is presented as the protector of the main character and feels comfortable enough around that she is able to show him her secret world. The MC is also very comfortable around Lettie and latches to her quickly because she becomes his only friend. He trusts Lettie enormously throughout the novel even during their danger filled journeys. This is shown when he says, "I would have trusted her to the gates of Hell and back"(Gaiman 115). I found it unusual that the main character feels so protected with Lettie and felt he could not be harmed with her, even when encountering interactions with alien- like creatures and passages into other worlds. However, Lettie is quite knowledge for an eleven year old that fights other world creatures.
I believe that Lettie befriends the main character so quickly because she knows that he has a worm hole and is trying to save him and his family. As it is explained that Lettie and her family can see things happening in the future so Lettie would know about Ursula.
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I also found the level of trust the MC has for Lettie to be interesting and I agree with Jenny for reasoning. I was confused at first why he trust her so much, but it made more sense as her powers were revealed.
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