Ellie and Lee's relationship's like a wave, as their relationship is going through there ups and downs. Ellie is confused about whether she likes Lee or Homer more, ."..but I was confused between my feelings for him and my feelings for Homer. Last night I'd been holding hands with Homer, and feeling so warm and good about it, and now here I was with Lee" (page 161).

When they are in Hell, Lee's pressures her for an answer to if she likes him, but she pushes him away saying that she wants some time to think. ."..Do you just dislike me as a person"... `Look,' I said, `sorry I can't give you a list of my feelings about you, in point form and alphabetical order. But I just can't. I'm all confused. That day in the haystack was no accident. It meant something. I'm still...