This Is How It Always Is

Why does Rosie decide that it is important for the family to move away from Madison in the novel, This Is How It Always Is?

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The community in Madison looks down on the family due to their number of children and the fact that Penn is not the breadwinner. When Claude begins presenting himself in a feminine manner here, he is met with mixed reactions. The experience of two acts of violence in Madison – Nick Sr.’s lashing out Poppy during her playdate with Nicky Calcutti, and Jane Doe’s death at the hands of a fraternity – leads Rosie to conclude that Madison is not safe enough for the family, so she moves them to Seattle.

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