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...ke and have more freedom to do what they want. Jessica feels pressured from the kids she hangs out with that drinking and taking drugs are normal and fun. Chapter 13, Moshing Is a Way to Belong Joan is a Hispanic teenager in high school that lives with her father. Her mother left her when she was ten, and Joan was left to do the chores. Joan craved recognition and respect so she turned into a bully thinking this would help, but before long, she decided to be someone else if adolescence is about trying on different identities. Joan attends a concert at the Reston Community Center that has a mosh pit. When Joan is in the mosh pit she feels uninhibited, part of the action, and a part of a group, which she always wanted to belong. She is still fearful that she will lose the friendships she has, by doing something wrong. Even though she has friends that care for her, she sometimes thinks that it is an illusion. (Identity Development) Joan does no...