Kinship

Chapter 7 was sad, even more so than chapter 6.  One thing it did show was that despite the hardships of these people, they were still happy and loved eachother.  In this chapter, we are introduced to a family that,  although poor and sick at times, had plenty of love for eachother, which quite possibly was the glue holding them together, even through great loss.  I personally think that we need more people like that truck driver in this world.  It's not hard to see that it is family and friends that best help poor relatives in this world.  Another good measure of character that showed itself was honesty.  Tom quitting his job seemed to me to be a very honourable decision.