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THEMES (IDENTITY (vivian # (orphan train (She was given a new name "…
THEMES
IDENTITY
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Both Vivian and Molly struggle to maintain and define their identities in the face of changing, unreliable, and even hostile environments.
DEATH
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young children
Over worked and probably died from lets say heat exhaustion, dehydration, starvation.
lack of nutrients
Poverty was happening at the time i suppose, so they were scarce on food and did not have the right nutrients to feed such young kids to help the grow big and strong
1929 vivian and molly
When children, Molly and Vivian both become responsible for their own survival
BRAVE
molly
Both were forced to try to adapt to their new homes, which creates a sense in each girls that they are becoming stripped from their identities and pasts.
children
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Their struggle makes them strong and resourceful, but it also forces them to repress their emotions in order to concentrate on survival.
ralph
If im not mistaking Ralph really liked molly and wanted to help her. he out his his way no matter what
NEGLECT
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After being sexually abused, Vivian is focused entirely on preventing the Children’s Aid Society from sending her back to the home where she was molested.
family
Her family had been poor, and was promised that America would provide for them.
ABUSE
When Vivian lived with the Byrnes, she was there for free labor, and abandoned to care for herself. At the home the Grotes, she is starved, left to sleep in the cold, and sexually abused by Mr. Grote.