Saint Maybe | Social Concerns
The bulk of Saint Maybe focuses on spiritual concerns — sin, atonement, and redemption — but social concerns of suicide, drug abuse, and single parenting appear peripherally. Ian Bedloe's brother, Danny, kills himself rather than confront the possibility that his wife has cheated on him and their new baby is not his. Left alone to rear three children, Danny's wife, Lucy, has no job skills and thus no source of income. She has lived by her looks and wits in the past but has little luck after Danny's death. To escape from her problems, she relies on sleeping pills and accidentally...
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