Bastard out of Carolina

"Bastard out of Carolina" was a short story from the book Coming of Age in America by Dorothy Allison. The characters in this book are the mom, the cousins, Grey and Garvey, and the daughter. The story is told by the daughter, who has just been caught stealing candy from the local stores with her cousins. The mom is reprimanding her, and says she never wants to catch her stealing ever again. The mom says this because she doesn't want her daughter to end up like her nephew, who now can't stop stealing things. The mom makes the daughter go downtown to the store where she stole the candy and confess to her crime. She is then banned from visiting the store by the owner until her mom thinks that she is ready to go back. The theme of this story is to do the right thing, even when no one is watching. I liked this story because it gave you a good background on what was happening, and they went into detail to explain the family and their struggles. There wasn't much that I didn't like of this story. This was on of my favorite stories that I read of the seven, because it was the most interesting. Even though the story is very short, I think that it would be a good story to read for the future, because a lot happens.