are. In my opinion, Katie's concern was not about the money that her children would make with a degree. I think it was more about their quality of life, and their sense of worth. Katie didn't want anyone to look down on her children. She was sure that knowledge would get them far in life.
             Children in the 1900s were less exposed to the sex, drugs and violence than our children see on the T.V. every day. Francie yearned for love to conquer her loneliness. Many young people today yearn for sex more than love and don't value marriage as much as back then. Nowadays, more people are marrying in their 30s because they worry first about themselves
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