SuitabookIndividuality and sibling closeness
Fran pursues activities and clothes that distinguish her from Maureen, while Maureen worries that they are growing apart.UnresolvedUnresolved: the issue remains unsettled by the end of the book.Unresolved: the issue remains unsettled by the end of the book.How the book presents it: The contrast between Fran’s wish for more independence and Maureen’s worry gives the story its central relationship tension.
Talk about: If wanting separate interests is important to Fran, how might Maureen understand that without treating it as a rejection?