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The younger sister/older brother relationship is at the core of many of Rinaldi's works. So, too, are either the absent, sometimes mad, or abusive mother and the dreaded secret about parentage. The latter is often linked to indiscretion and corruption of spirit. A comparison of these similarities between texts would be fruitful: But in the Fall I'm Leaving, The Last Silk Dress, and Wolf by the Ears for mysterious parentage and corruption; Promises Are for Keeping; Time Enough for Drums, But in the Fall I'm Leaving, and The Last Silk Dress for male mentor (either beaux or brother); Promises Are for Keeping, But in the Fall I'm Leaving, and The Last Silk Dress for absent or abusive mother.