Thousands of people travel from Mexico to the U.S. every year. However, only a couple of people have famous parents with millions of dollars in their bank accounts at any given time. The Go-Between’s set in the present, about a girl who moved from Mexico to L.A. all the while encountering issues or problems. In The Go-Between, by Veronica Chambers, the reader follows Camilla the main character of the selection as she attempts to find her identity in L.A. Contrary to popular belief Camilla is a bad character despite being the protagonist due to her overconfidence.

After moving to L.A. and starting school Camilla sucomes to numerous stereotypes. “Oh, I get it. Financial aid. They think I’m poor.” (Chambers, 92) The dialogue shows the fact that Cammi, won’t speak out about things that bother her nor does she seem to care either. She assumes that simply fitting in becomes a better option than making a difference in her new school. Something that Milly, another character in the book had been trying to attempt for the longest time without much avail. However, Camilla had a chance to change the student's opinions. To make them rethink stereotypes and racist opinions on others. Which had an opportunity that could have been changed to better Camilla’s storyline. Another example references another quote where Camilla talked about how she was much more better off then the two people she was friends with. While they had the illusion that she was poor and unfortunate.

For the first five months at school, Camilla begins lying both to her family and to her friends. Yet she has still not been able to own up to her own mistakes. “...and doused my eyes with drops so that my face would look tearstained. Then I bit my lip hard before answering.” (Chambers, 146) Camilla lies and continues to build up that lie for months upon months. At the end not even being the one to confess about her lies. Even lying to her brother the one person that she trusted and looked out for her throughout her life. Highlighting the fact that Camilla would lie to others if it benefited her own goals. She begins to start making up excuses and building up this lie to the point where it seemed she would never tell the truth.

In the first half of the story, Camilla seems overconfident, cocky, and stuck up many times in the selection. Someone who doesn’t own up to her own problems nonetheless she doesn’t get in trouble for her own actions. “How about today, instead of revealing into my immigrant past, we talk about you and your dirty little secrets? What were you into before I got to town? Was it anorexia, bulimia, cutting Shoplifting?” (Chambers, 97) Chamber’s ability to create a whole plot censored around Camilla and her own issues. Yet in the end, it was someone else who ended up telling her friends. Since Camilla planned on keeping up the act for many more weeks even months. Implying that Camilla would much rather keep up a lie for over five months. Then get in trouble with her friends.

Camilla has done plenty of awful things at a time in L.A. Including feeding into stereotypes and having a cocky personality, ending up feeding her initial identity crisis with her friends that she ended up betraying. A betrayal that never gets punished a betrayal that’s quickly overlooked. One that’s looked over as if nothing happened. Leading many to believe much more could have been done. And should have been done.