Seventeenth Summer By Maureen Daly

The theme of the novel, Seventeenth Summer, written by Maureen Daly, is to remain true to yourself and don’t change yourself just to “fit in” with the crowd. It may sound cliché, however it is essential to recognize that Angie grew up in a household where rules were set and enforced. Her family followed social conventions, therefore she too must do it with them. On the other hand, Jack’s parents were very lenient on him. He often goes out with his friends. He even smokes and drinks beer. Moreover, as readers reach the part of the book where Jack and Angie go on their second date at Pete’s, it became clear that Angie felt out of place, and she said so herself that she wasn’t the “kind of girl who could ever go into McKnight’s drugstore and have