On the surface, Vivian's and Molly's lives couldn't be more different, but in what ways are their stories similar?

Vivian and Molly are both proud of their cultural heritages; Molly as an Penobscot Indian, and Vivian in her roots in Ireland.

They each have lost family members; Molly her father, Vivian her daughter.

Vivian and Molly were both orphaned as children.