In relating family to our class, the story of the refugees in The Middle of Everywhere coming to Nebraska is another example of a different type of “family.” They were completely lost when they first came to the U.S. and with the help of the author, Mary Pipher, they were able to learn and adapt to our culture. She brought them into her life and treated them as a family. In doing this, she had to put down her own personal borders and help others who are different from her. I think this sets a good example for others as we all need to put down our borders and help those in need. Participating in the walk for refugees was a great way to get another view of the life a refugee family is like. Living in a small tent for many years would be difficult and I couldn’t imagine doing that for so long. In the end, The Middle of Everywhere showed a great example of how helping out a group of refugees can result in a great bond and form a type of “family.”
Family From My Point of View 