The Things I Learned From the Characters of Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars has been playing since 2010. Now in 2016 we had had 160 episodes, 6 seasons, and multiple versions of A. I have been there for every single one, for every black sweatshirt, for every tear, and for every jumpy moment. Throughout the rollercoaster that is PLL the girls have been tortured, loved, and have grown through it all. They have learned hundreds of lessons, but these are a few things that the girls have taught me.
Aria
Taught me to never give up on anything you love. Things were never easy for her, she basically has fought to love Ezra since the beginning. For a while she tried to ignore her feelings but she knew that her love was one to fight for. Aria never been one to give up on anything in fact, but even with her family (who definitely had it’s own problems) she never gave up on the people she loved. When I am ready to give up on someone or something, I channel my inner Aria.
Hanna
Taught me not to care what anyone else thinks. Hanna has had her struggles with eating disorders and stealing all in order to impress others and get attention. But as she has grown I feel as though I have grown with her. Her fashion sense has grown to what she loves instead of others’ choices. She has finally found herself and what she loves in order to succeed. Whenever I am struggling with other’s opinions I just think of what Hanna would do.
Spencer
Taught me that you don’t always have to be perfect. Spencer grew up being compared to her sister and always wanting to be perfect, especially in academics. Her biggest struggle was to be as perfect as possible. But as she grew up on the show she realized how overrated being perfect is, how much it was affecting her life negatively. Watching her decide to love herself and her friends instead of trying to make everything perfect taught me that being perfect is so not important.
Emily
Taught me to always be myself. One of Emily’s biggest struggles all throughout the show was her sexuality, but in the new episodes she has finally learned to love herself. She began to love her rough edges, her tomboyish loves and her sexuality. Watching her taught me that if she could learn to love herself and show it even with her family not liking it, I could let my true colors show as well. Emily has learned to let her true self shine and hold her head up the whole time and that is something I have learned from.
Allison
Taught me that people can change. Allison has had a crazy rollercoaster ride in this show, from actually being dead to being a manipulative teenager. There has been so much whiplash, that I wonder if this article will still be true when the show is over. But for now, Allison has taught me one thing, people can change. She has gone from a manipulative and medaling young girl to a victim, a victim that truly just wants a normal life. Ali has done her fair share of terrible things (I mean haven’t they all?) but at this point I do believe that Ali may actually feel bad and just wants it all to be over. (I mean did she deserve her husband to try and murder her?)
