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1	* GeniusBonus: Aside from the historical and literary references made throughout the book, it's highly unlikely that the target demographic, even in the 60's, would have recognized [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Damon and Pythias]]. (Theresa certainly didn't, instead confusing the former with "demon".)
2	* ValuesDissonance: Many modern readers, particularly in the years after 2008, and with the close-knit family that stays together no longer a prominent value as it was during the Depression or TheFifties, would be puzzled if not annoyed by Robin's central dilemma and especially her difficulty in resolving it--since to them it would seem a no-brainer to choose staying in one place, in a permanent, stable home where you could receive proper schooling, access to fine things, and a chance to have friends and better yourself, even if it meant leaving your family behind.[[note]]Many families adopted their children out to rich relatives or friends for exactly that purpose... and then there were the Children's Aid Societies and the orphan trains.[[/note]] Either that, or not knowing what it was like to live during the Depression and thanks to the modern view of the IdleRich[=/=]{{Fiction500}}, they'd be appalled she'd even consider abandoning her family just to live in the lap of luxury.

* GeniusBonus: Aside from the historical and literary references made throughout the book, it's highly unlikely that the target demographic, even in the 60's, would have recognized [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Damon and Pythias]]. (Theresa certainly didn't, instead confusing the former with "demon".)

* ValuesDissonance: Many modern readers, particularly in the years after 2008, and with the close-knit family that stays together no longer a prominent value as it was during the Depression or TheFifties, would be puzzled if not annoyed by Robin's central dilemma and especially her difficulty in resolving it--since to them it would seem a no-brainer to choose staying in one place, in a permanent, stable home where you could receive proper schooling, access to fine things, and a chance to have friends and better yourself, even if it meant leaving your family behind.[[note]]Many families adopted their children out to rich relatives or friends for exactly that purpose... and then there were the Children's Aid Societies and the orphan trains.[[/note]] Either that, or not knowing what it was like to live during the Depression and thanks to the modern view of the IdleRich[=/=]{{Fiction500}}, they'd be appalled she'd even consider abandoning her family just to live in the lap of luxury.

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