American History: Comprehension Check – Flashcards

November 22, 1963 -- the day President Kennedy was assassinated.

She sees him from her fire escape, where she likes to read.

She can see that he spends a lot of time reading, like her. She feels as though he is also the perfect example of what a typical, "normal" American kid should be. She wants so badly to feel normalcy. She feels as if she has a connection with the house Eugene and his family move into.

She is infatuated with his life. Mom says she is being unrealistic, forgetting that they live in different parts of society, and is only setting herself up for humiliation and pain.