Throughout the book, questions of identity pop up. How are the girls questioning their identity, their place in life? Who seems to have created the strongest sense of self by the end of the book?
from Jesus is Coming, near the end.
"I'm not changing my name back," Beth told them. "I thought about it, but I'm going to stay Beth White." Isabella didn't think this was a wise decision.
"Why wouldn't she go back to Beth Bauer?" she asked Lauren. "She doesn't have any kids. It's so weird."
"I don't know," Lauren said. "Maybe she's afraid no one will remember who she is."
"Maybe," Isabella said. The thought left her uneasy.
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