The book, Make Lemonade, the author, Virginia Euwer Wolff is sending a message to us, the readers, that we are very lucky to be where we are, and many aren’t as lucky as us. One of the main characters, Jolly, shows this through her struggles of poverty, teen pregnancy, unemployment, and sexual harassment.
In the beginning of the book, the main character, Verna LaVaughn, or just LaVaughn is trying to find a job to save up for college. She finds a babysitting job for a teen named Jolly who has two kids at the age of 17. One boy named Jeremy and a young baby, Jilly. Jolly seems pretty unlucky, but her luck just keeps getting worse. Two different men even had a baby with her but also ran away, and she doesn’t have any family to fall back on.
In the beginning of the book, the main character, Verna LaVaughn, or just LaVaughn is trying to find a job to save up for college. She finds a babysitting job for a teen named Jolly who has two kids at the age of 17. One boy named Jeremy and a young baby, Jilly. Jolly seems pretty unlucky, but her luck just keeps getting worse. Two different men even had a baby with her but also ran away, and she doesn’t have any family to fall back on.