![]() The novel then takes a shift in tone where Margaret tells Bird about how she got in this position. Once there, he does meet with his mother again. He will embark on a big journey where eventually it will take him to New York City. When he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is pulled into a quest to find her. The authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic.īird can’t help and wonder about his mother. PACT is designed to uphold American ideals and anyone who seems unpatriotic, the government will take action. Margaret was a poet and activist-which stands against the PACT (Preserving American Culture and Traditions Act) act. Bird’s father does not speak much of Margaret, other than proclaiming she held unpatriotic ideas. His mother Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left the family when he was nine years old. ![]() We meet twelve-year-old Bird who lives with his father at a university. ![]() The ending to Our Missing Hearts is rather open-ended, in my opinion.įirst, let’s discuss the story as a whole and then we’ll get into the ending. ![]() It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these posts! Some are pretty clear-cut but others are either open to interpretation (like The Maid) or down-right shocking (like Lincoln Highway). ![]()
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