Book Reading #33 - Coming of Age in Samoa

Chapter 11

Summary:
The chapter mostly deals with girls who have broken away from the group for either one of two main reasons: they wish to have more freedom that is usually granted or are considered delinquents.  The chapter then goes into further detail with the recounts of several groups of girls that fall into one of those two categories. The main difference is the conflict that arises with their families if they are delinquents.

Discussion:
It was interesting to see what differentiated girls who wanted more freedom from troublemakers.  I got a better sense of Samoan life with the different accounts from the different girls. It made this chapter seem less generalized to all Samoans by focusing in on a few.