![]() ![]() And sometimes she can get out and sometimes she can't'" (3.79). She doesn't relate to the world around her the way others, and as Theresa puts it, "'Sometimes it's a good world and sometimes it's a bad world. The way that everyone words it is that "Natalie lives in her own world" (3.79). Natalie's family's biggest struggle is with navigating the ways in which she's not like other teens her age. ![]() In short, it's a tough break for this kid. ![]() Because of this, Natalie isn't simply a sister with autism-she's a social liability for her family, a problem they desperately try to remedy. Nor was medicine in general particularly on point when it came to mental differences. Key to understanding Natalie's role in the story is recognizing that in the 1930s, autism wasn't the widely acknowledged and accepted condition it is today. Because of this, in order to understand her character, first we need to understand a bit about the time period she's living in-the 1930s. ![]()
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