What those many women went through is a big problem all over the world. “As a result of fear of violence, participants reported altering their patterns of participation in solitary activities by: (a) reducing nighttime participation, (b) participating with other people, and (c) changing where they participated . These three changes in participation resulted in a lower level of enjoyment during recreation and leisure activities. Actions that could be taken to address fear of violence include evaluating and improving the security features of facilities, providing access to safe transportation, and recognizing fear as a limitation in future research.” (http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19951810804.html) Subsequently, with more and more visits to his therapist and more practice playing the piano, he made further progress. She eventually became friends with Caroline again and even though they had set it all up, they were all friends again. And everything was back to normal, more or less. So, as you can see, in the book "Safe" by Susan Shaw, you can tell that there is significant character development in the main character - Tracy. On June 15th she has a horrible experience... She is kidnapped and raped by a boy she knew. "Burgess Newmann". She was tortured by her thoughts. Throughout the story she was mostly isolated from everyone and everything. Until school starts again. He had to go, he couldn't not go. She started out isolated, hurt, feeling unsafe... and then slowly healed and felt safe once