The story that has meant the most to me so far is The Dentist. I can relate to Curt Lemons being afraid of the dentist. I hated going as a little kid and still don't care for it now. . .Which is why I'm going to become one. Haha! In some way, they scared me. Just the image of a big guy standing over me with gloves, a mask on, and tools that are sharp in his hand working on my teeth, just didn't seem not scary to me. Not to mention you are laying down and completely helpless. Curt complained of a toothache later that night, so he went to the dentist and had him pull it. It said the next morning he was all smiles. . .Going to the dentist is scary sometimes, but if you have a toothache or something wrong, the dentist can fix it and make you feel better.
I connect with Jimmy best so far because of his love for Martha and how much hope he has even though she doesn't love him. I've been in that situation before. . . I loved a guy and he didn't love me back, and its terrible but you never give up faith that one day he will come back to you.
On page 42 it says, "I feared the war, yes, but I also feared exile. I was afraid of walking away from my own life, my friends and my family, my whole history, everything that mattered to me." I believe this has a double meaning at least to me. There have been wars that I have battled and that I couldn't tell anyone about, and I had to make hard decisions. I feared my wars but also feared what would happen to the people I love.
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