![]() ![]() ![]() Another aspect of the book that annoyed me were all of the sports references and the family’s “Irish pride”. Molly does volunteer to visit wounded soldiers in the hospital, and she also stands up to her racist uncle in one scene, as she respects the Civil Rights Movement, but other than that, Molly does not do anything special in light of the war or even take sides, which may have simply been an honest reflection of the period, but which also made the book rather ambiguous and dull at times. Their mother finds peace in her religion, going to daily Mass and inviting their priest over for dinner, which I thought was interesting and could’ve been explored more, but Molly is quick to be doubtful and vague about her religious feelings and beliefs (probably the author’s attempts to remain politically correct and religiously neutral). Molly is torn about her opinions regarding the war… on the one hand, Molly is (supposed to be) intelligent and a free thinker, which often lands her in the principle’s office at school, but on the other hand, her beloved jock brother, Patrick, is serving in the war overseas, and she does not wish to believe he is doing anything wrong by defending their country. I felt the author could have written this character more intelligently and that it would not have been too much for younger readers to handle. ![]() So much could have been done with the Vietnam theme, but instead we are given a self-absorbed teen whose diary entries are dumbed down by the author. ![]()
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