Helpful Score: 2
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At the heart is this family that is struggling to find their way. With sibling rivalry, the Depression, and cultural issues, the book was slam packed with history to share; I was able to learn about a whole subset of our United States and the places they called home. A theme that showed up quite often is the belief that even though siblings can grow up in the same home and family, their stories and recall of the shared history will be different. Elaine's recollection of some of the stories was different than her sisters, either due to the age of each sister or the different relationship they each had with mother and father. I definitely take this with me and realize that my sister was raised in the same home, but had completely different experiences in the same home than I did.
At the heart is this family that is struggling to find their way. With sibling rivalry, the Depression, and cultural issues, the book was slam packed with history to share; I was able to learn about a whole subset of our United States and the places they called home. A theme that showed up quite often is the belief that even though siblings can grow up in the same home and family, their stories and recall of the shared history will be different. Elaine's recollection of some of the stories was different than her sisters, either due to the age of each sister or the different relationship they each had with mother and father. I definitely take this with me and realize that my sister was raised in the same home, but had completely different experiences in the same home than I did.
