Saint Maybe is a story about a picture-perfect family. The Bedloe family, from Baltimore, the focus of the story, is far from being perfect. The family consist of Mrs. Bee Bedloe, Mr. Doug Bedloe, Claudia, the oldest child, Danny the middle child and Ina the youngest. Danny marries Lucy, a divorcee with two children Agatha and Thomas. Lucy was pregnant before meeting Danny so Danny’s daughter Daphne is maybe someone else’s baby. Danny may know Daphne is not his daughter, but ignores the fact. Ian suspects Lucy cheats on his brother while Ian babysit the kids. Ian wants to have sex with his girlfriend Cicely before marriage. No family should pretend their life is perfect, one should live to confront the struggles since life goes on no matter
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Both deaths are assumed to be accidents, but Ian thinks Danny crashes his vehicle because of what he told him. Lucy’s death is believed to be because of an overdose of pills. Her abuse of pills may be the reason for her death or she may have committed suicide because she did not want to live without Danny. Ian feels overwhelmed, he questions Danny and this may have caused Danny’s death. Consequently, causing Lucy’s death. However, I don’t believe Danny commits suicide because of Ian’s questions. Danny may have known of Daphne not being his child and of Lucy’s lifestyle. Lucy’s lifestyle was not the best. She met men such as Mr. Belling and Mr. Rumford and used them to help provide for her family so she did not work but she still dressed nice. Her daughter Agatha, a seven-year-old, remembers before her mother met Danny, when Mr. Belling used to come around and give the kids money for candy and buy her mother new clothing. After marrying Danny and while Danny is at work Agatha notices that her mother meets Mr. Rumford, the son of the man that own a typewriter shop. She flirts with Mr. Rumford, makes him dinner and they both go to the typewriter shop with the excuse of practicing with the typewriter. Agatha keeps quiet and does not tell anyone about her mother’s wrongdoing with Mr.
Both deaths are assumed to be accidents, but Ian thinks Danny crashes his vehicle because of what he told him. Lucy’s death is believed to be because of an overdose of pills. Her abuse of pills may be the reason for her death or she may have committed suicide because she did not want to live without Danny. Ian feels overwhelmed, he questions Danny and this may have caused Danny’s death. Consequently, causing Lucy’s death. However, I don’t believe Danny commits suicide because of Ian’s questions. Danny may have known of Daphne not being his child and of Lucy’s lifestyle. Lucy’s lifestyle was not the best. She met men such as Mr. Belling and Mr. Rumford and used them to help provide for her family so she did not work but she still dressed nice. Her daughter Agatha, a seven-year-old, remembers before her mother met Danny, when Mr. Belling used to come around and give the kids money for candy and buy her mother new clothing. After marrying Danny and while Danny is at work Agatha notices that her mother meets Mr. Rumford, the son of the man that own a typewriter shop. She flirts with Mr. Rumford, makes him dinner and they both go to the typewriter shop with the excuse of practicing with the typewriter. Agatha keeps quiet and does not tell anyone about her mother’s wrongdoing with Mr.