#684 Jaws- Julia Elliott
Families are sometimes like the sun; they are life-giving, warm, and supportive but too much exposure may cause scarring. Caroline is with her parents on an Orlando vacation and she’s doing her best not to get burned by either the sun or her family. Her mother is getting a little delusional, having more and more “senior moments.” Her father is doing all he can to keep her on track but he knows this is her last vacation.
The first person narration feels at first to be a bit teen-angsty even though Carloline is a post doctorate adult with a husband. That seems like a choice Elliott has made. Caroline is having an undisclosed husband problem, and has run home to the family in a subconscious reaction to her life. Now she remembers her childhood and reverts to some of her childhood habits. She sees the way her father takes care of her mother and wonders if her husband will be that supportive when needed.
Sometimes the sun will warm you, sometimes it will burn you.
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