Imagine if he turned some 17-year-old girl without her consent? How do you get that without revealing a secret you are sworn to protect? If he told someone, and they rejected his offer, what then? It's definitely a situation we couldn't really understand. It's still creepy, but there is a moral behaviour behind it. She could be his only chance to not be alone forever, and she is a likable girl that gets along with the whole family. He can't reveal his secret to anyone else and she's the only person to know the family secret. Think of why he is doing it? He's stuck being 17-year-old (physically and mentally), forever, and forever alone. *spoiler alert* He is trying to convince her to choose to become an immortal when she turns 17 and spend eternity with him. He is in no way trying to engage a 10 year old in a sexual relationship.
The pursuit of the 10-yr-old girl by a 17-yr-old boy should be into the context of the story. The story is a bit slow in the beginning, but it's worth pushing through.įinal comment: I disagree with the pedophile comments made by some people. In Tuck Everlasting, Winnie is confronted with a number of choices that would be high-stakes choices for anyone, let alone for a 10-year-old like Winnie. I don't know if the characters are particularly good role models, but Tuck and Mae do have an interesting perspective that only their situation could create and they have good intentions. Quotes Themes and Colors LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Tuck Everlasting, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
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It's actually quite a sweet story about a series of unfortunate events. This is a great little story with a realistic look at what it would be like to live forever, something many ignorantly desire.
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