The pinballs

"Harvey and me and Thomas J are just like pinballs. Somebody put in a dime and pushed a button and we came out." In the novel The Pinballs, by Betsy Byars, the three fostered children progressed through a few stages. One of these stages being the children were neglected and abused. Another stage being the children sharing some feelings and making relationships and connections. The last stage being they find friendship with each other, they …

…by Betsy Byars reveal to the reader the stages that three foster children progressed through. They only progressed through these stages because the strength of friendship helped them try and eventually succeed. The children progressed through abuse, neglect, friendship, opening up, and creating a positive outlook on life. In conclusion, life wasn't meant to be easy. Everyone struggles one time or another. The only thing to do is keep trying until a goal is reached.