Journal Entry G

One of Susan's main conflicts in this book is with Kale. Kale seems to be at the center of many conflicts. Is Kale a typical teenage boy in some ways? Do young men face pressures that are different from pressures faced by young women? How can young men learn to treat women (and even their own peers) in a respectful way? Do you agree that “boys will be boys” or is that just an excuse that allows some boys to be disrepectful and intolerant?