"Like coming over here. Some dumb thing happens a long time ago and you can't ever forget it" (pg 175).
This quote shows the ignorance and innocence of youth. I don't know if innocence makes sense, but I think it does partially. Kathleen is only ten years old and has no idea what her father has been through. She thinks it's "weird" that he thinks about it all the time, but who can blame him. He witnessed and took part in a lot of crazy things in Vietnam. It's a big part of his life. It makes me wonder if I don't know about something major in my parents life. It also makes me think about what my children will think about what I find important when I grow up.
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