In Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Patillo Beals is strong, tenacious, and courageous. Melba transitions from a normal teenage girl to a strong hardened warrior, when she starts to attend school at Central High. She learns that she has to give up all the other things teenagers care about. She doesn’t have a normal high school experience, but through all of this she is learning that she is one of Gods warriors fighting Gods fight. Melba doesn’t have the life she wishes to have, but she is realizing that she is doing the right thing. The person who helped her the most was her grandmother, India. She gave Melba a diary to write down her feelings and to also talk to God. She also helped Melba recognize that she is one of God’s warriors on the battlefield.