Why not avoid more disappointment? Having dreams is useless, and focusing on survival at the current moment is what matters.įinley’s experienced cruelty before, and he knows that life as a drifter won’t be easy at his age, but there has to be more than barely scraping by, right? When Evan does something that could keep them fed for a long time but is terribly wrong, Finley needs to make a hard choice.Ĭan a young boy who still has hopes for the future survive, thrive, and do the right thing? Will he make his own path in the world, or will he follow one of bitterness and lose himself? Even if one does everything right, a person's life still might not turn out the way they want in the end. Ideas like having a home and someone to love and share it with is stupid. Evan is only a little older, but he’s already bitter about the world after running away from home a couple of years ago.Įvan says Finley needs to toughen up. He finds an abandoned shed and makes a friend with another teenager. He has no family, no community, and almost no money. He has skill as a carpenter, but he’s only fourteen and entirely alone in the world. After being kicked out of his village for being a homosexual, Finley isn’t sure how he’ll survive.
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