- TRADITIONAL VALUES - the story is set in the 1950's (the
last traditional values decade of the Twentieth Century),
and paints contrasting portraits between a mother who
devotes herself to her children and one who devotes herself
to, well, herself! All is seen through the eyes of Emmy,
the protagonist, and of course, you the dear reader.
- THE IMPORTANCE OF HOME AND FAMILY - If we told you too
much, it would give the story away. Let's just say that
Emmy's ultimate wish, is to be part of a loving family.
- WHY YOU CAN'T HAVE FREEDOM IF YOU CAN'T OWN YOUR OWN
PROPERTY - Imagine you're a slave living on a plantation
before the civil war - what was the law? Slaves were not
allowed to own property. Why? Because it would make them
free. Why? Because if you are made to depend on someone
else and have no choice but to live on land you have to
share (like your parent's house, or government owned
property, or a commune, or a plantation) you have to follow
the rules of whomever is dominant - like a government
bureaucracy, or a dictator, or a plantation owner, or your
parents (and you know what that's like). It's kind of like
having a bunch of chickens sharing a pen and there's always
one or two mean roosters constantly chasing around the hens
and harassing them. Now if those hens could get their own
pen, they could get away from those roosters, and be free
at last, free at last. And besides, if a slave owned land,
he could at least sell it to buy his own freedom. Now we
don't expect those of you who live in Rio Linda to grasp
this complicated concept, but for the rest of you, it's
easy!
- EXPERIENCE A BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH 1950'S SOUTHERN
SEGREGATION - Wait until you see just how Emmy's nanny,
Aurora, handles the rules and regulations of Southern
segregation. Being Cuban and black, she has a whole
different take on the matter. Let's just say she has some
choice words for Southerners who once thought of themselves
as being "refined." I'll give you one hint--she makes very
good use of the phrase "Chicken Poop."
- WHAT MAKES FREEDOM SO PRECIOUS - There is one thing that
all evil people have in common, and that is that they are
always on the take. They want to take your favorite
things. They want to take your home. They want your hard
earned money. And the most evil of them all, are the ones
who create "legal" ways of taking what belongs to you.
Ultimately, the most evil of all, rob you of your right to
live and let live as you wish. They can't stand it that
there are knights, so noble, who are willing to die to
protect you, and your desire to live free. This story has
a most unusual soldier who comes to the rescue of Emmy and
her brother in a most dramatic event. Unusual, because he
isn't even human.
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