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 Through class discussion and my own analysis, I have come to the conclusion that Prodigal Summer is a book meant to demonstrate the possibilities that come with choice. Deanna specifically, a character who, when entering to book has already made harsh choices that have isolated her in the middle of a forest (to her liking), continues to make choices until the end of the book - like we all have to in life. However, these choices become more and more difficult for her to make as the book goes on, because she no longer knows exactly what is happening or what her choices are. Her confusion begins with the emergence of Eddie Bondo. I will consider how Eddie Bondo influences Deanna to doubt her desires as a result of his mysterious personality. Deanna's story is one of choice and I feel that it is important to analyze how she makes her decisions and categorize her in terms of Barry Schwartz's The Paradox of Choice.