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13. "Janie's first dream was dead, so she became a woman." (pg. 25)

In our youth, we are all naive because we are protected by our families from what is really going on around us. This allows us to build up hopes and dreams that we would never have if we were adults and knew the real possibilities. It is a good thing that we have the ability to dream when we are young, the only problem is that when we become adults, those dreams can be crushed. Dreams are a symbol of the safety of youth.