... drove Jacob in his decisions and actions; this is just one out of any thousands of observations made in the book. Granted, it is unlikely that Virginia Woolf had any inking of what deoxyribonucleic acid is and the way it helps to play a role in our development and lives, but had she written Jacob ... than for him to be safe and happy. However, Betty is, of course, his mother and so therefore off-limits. What Jacob needs is a person who is attracted and interested in him, but whom also isn't a family member. Clara Durrant fills this role quite nicely. She strives on many occasions to garn...

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• Grade Level: High School