What are the motifs in The Cape Ann by Faith Sullivan?

Coming of age is a recurring idea in the story. Six-year-old Lark loses most of her fairy-tale-like innocence and begins seeing the reality of the world around her throughout the novel. Lark's coming-of-age is a process that commences in the first chapter. Lark observes her mother and father in their specific roles and is in the unfortunate circumstance where she witnesses their unhappiness, which comes out in physical and e