![]() ![]() In fact, it seems like the town’s full of strays–only some end up where they belong sooner than others. But then Molly meets Will, a fellow stray, and begins to realize she’s not the only one on the outside. It’s just a temporary arrangement–until her mother gets out of the hospital. Molly Moberly knows she doesn’t belong in this small Missouri town with her great-aunt Fay. Molly Moberly in the foreground with neighbour Will in the background. She is in semi-hiding up here, melding with nature, and although in reality trees are reliant on each other via their root system, the common understanding of tree symbolism is that they stand ‘tall, proud and alone’, like Molly at the beginning of her character arc. ![]() “There’s things they can do now for what Fred had,” said finally. Richard Peck is making a statement about income inequality when he writes: “Becasue they don’t let you keep a secret in a town like this.”Īlthough this is like a 1950s utopia in some ways, there is a lot of poverty in this town and turns out to be an snail under the leaf setting. The ‘small’ town is significant because of the way gossip works: This one happens to take place in small town Missouri. Molly’s story could belong to many kids all over. ![]() This is one of those American stories which could easily be set elsewhere - like lots of ‘midwestern’ stories set in suburbia or small towns. Strays Like Us is set in The (American) South but is not a Southern Novel as such. ![]()
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