What do you think the novel suggests about the themes of family, loyalty, and forgiveness?
The family and loyalty issues were messy. I’ve never known of a mother and daughter who pursued the same man. That’s not realistic in my sheltered world. It’s hard for me to formulate an opinion about the theme of family and loyalty because of this scenario. And they both had children by Emilio. Yikes!
Forgiveness seemed to come in small steps and then in a final leap with the appearance of Billy. Let’s not forget that Thirza and Billy will be welcoming a sibling. Illustrating a family tree would be a challenge for this group! All is forgiven by everyone and they live happily ever after or so we are to believe.
It’s okay to have animosity toward your family but don’t let anyone else do/say something against them.
Forgiveness, the more experienced we become, the older we get, we begin to see the value in others and hopefully soften ourselves.
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Karen,
I totally agree with your assessments especially of family loyalty and aging helps us have the wisdom to forgive.