... in. One of the main aspects of this is the religious bigotry. Even simple little things, like the union jack flags being kept up long past the twelfth of July, and the kerbstones painted in alternating red, white, and blue are noted by Cal as he walks down the street as a sign of growing ... estate, it is inevitable that either one or both of them is going to get hurt eventually. The first victim however is Cal. Simply walking home one night, three Protestant boys, all about his age, beat him up. He manages to escape with no major injuries, but in the book he thinks himself lucky that ....

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School