Saint Maybe
Is there such thing as a perfect family? And if there is, then do they not have problems or are their problems just minor bumps in the road? If there is a family that is perfect the Bedloes believe that it is them. As said by Anne Tyler, "They believe that every part of their lives was absolutely wonderful. It wasn't just an act, either. They really did believe it" (Linton 1). However though, in the novel Saint Maybe, Anne Tyler argues that even "perfect families" have their shadows which need to be brought into light.
It is hard to see someone's shadow when it is in the middle of the day and the sun is shining straight down on you. As time goes on, people begin to get older, and the sun starts to shine on your back you begin to see your shadow, the shadow of non perfection. However when you just look on the good side as Mrs. Bedloe does "She prefers to look on the bright side" (Tyler 225), as said by Ian. It is always to feel like everything is perfect when you just look at the......
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