In the novel Touch Me, James Moloney demonstrates that Xavier learns many new things due to difficult experiences. In the novel Touch Me, James Moloney shows in many instances that Xavier learns many important lessons from difficult experiences and situations. He learns who his true friends are after his experience at the formal when he thought his mates would stick by him. He learns how hard a relationship can be during his experiences with Nuala. …showed first 75 words of 623 total…

…showed last 75 words of 623 total…is a huge change to his life. He finds out more about himself, and he changes. "It's like you have this idea of yourself. What you're like, who you are. And then suddenly someone strips away the outside and you're different, not a bit like you thought you were." (p.137) He learns a lot from his experiences, none of these lessons are easy. But he finds in the end that they are definitely worth it.