The World Made Straight

The World Made Straight was a good group discussion book.

Having no goals in life is what drew Travis, Leonard and Dena together. They all had given up on life. They had nothing to look forward to. They were ok with just getting by. Travis' only happiness came when he passed his GED. I wanted to see Leonard get himself together and apply himself more. Leonard seemed almost like a father figure to Travis.

Travis was trying to be a tough guy. His father verbally abused him therefore; he could not help but to make poor choices. His low self-esteem left him open for Lori, Leonard and others to control him by telling him what they thought he should do. He began to resent them for that.

Perhaps, Travis thought by trying to rescue Dena he could get his revenge on the Toomeys for what they had done to him. The plans spiraled out of control; he was now completley on his own. There was no one to push him around any more. He left his father's house. He left Lori. Dena left town. The Toomeys and Leonard were dead. Travis was free from everyone; his world was then made straight.

A rather somber book.