tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717049975375603105.post465126186133043803..comments2023-04-11T08:48:18.826-06:00Comments on Bella Diana: TwentyAnn (bunnygirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717049975375603105.post-68076040118529806522011-05-30T23:22:57.589-06:002011-05-30T23:22:57.589-06:00I've spent time in places with no electricity ...I've spent time in places with no electricity or water - a summer cabin and various forms of camping. For me, the worst part was not being able to do anything with my hair.Alice Audreyhttp://www.aliceaudrey.com/?page_id=4029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717049975375603105.post-84331058940121253862011-05-29T01:47:55.267-06:002011-05-29T01:47:55.267-06:00I find the idea of a normal family in this setting...I find the idea of a normal family in this setting intriguing. I've gone without hot water, or piped water, or electricity at various times, and it's a major pain.Alice Audreyhttp://www.aliceaudrey.com/?page_id=4029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717049975375603105.post-52610329585977616782011-05-27T11:21:31.317-06:002011-05-27T11:21:31.317-06:00Most of the young people fighting in the wars are ...Most of the young people fighting in the wars are orphans, runaways, and the like.<br /><br />Diana saw her family killed and her house set on fire.<br /><br />Will was sold by his parents to a rancher with a fondness for boys. He ran away and lived on the street for three years before ending up with Amalia and Carina in Valle Redondo.<br /><br />Coyote's parents were killed in a train accident and he lived on his own after that, shunned by other street kids, who thought he was crazy.<br /><br />So yeah, there are a lot of sad stories in this world, but there's a lot of resiliency too.<br /><br />There are also other kids living fairly ordinary lives with one or both parents, or with some other relative. For all but the richest, living conditions are second world, at best, but they have nothing to compare things to except books and tales from their grandparents. The world we live in now has taken on the quality of a fairy tale to the younger generations.<br /><br />There's a scene a little farther in where Diana and the other girls get to talking about how nice it would be to have electricity all the time and hot water out of a faucet, just like their grandmothers used to have.Ann (bunnygirl)http://www.ampino.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717049975375603105.post-17614330276909900482011-05-27T10:00:10.485-06:002011-05-27T10:00:10.485-06:00What a tragic life Macy is living. But then, this...What a tragic life Macy is living. But then, this world is likely to be full of such lives.Alice Audreyhttp://www.aliceaudrey.com/?page_id=4029noreply@blogger.com