In the story, Jenny is the oldest and had to help raise her siblings. There was a lot expected of her, but there wasn’t a kind word said by her mother. How did this affect how she saw herself?
Ren was judged harshly by children when he was growing up because of his injury. Have you ever been teased or made fun of because of something you couldn’t control?
Did you know that left-handed people were thought to be sinister, or evil in the 1860s? Are you left-handed or know someone who is? Do you think about it at all? How do you think you would’ve responded during the 1860s if you came across someone who was left-handed?