While My Darling, My Hamburger features positive adult characters in Mrs. Tobin and the Holowitzes, the general picture of adults is a brutal one. Mr. Zamborsky, a teacher, is always shouting and blowing a whistle; he seems thoroughly insensitive. The same is true for most other adults in the novel, which features a self-satisfied, callous Mr. Collins, a mother who sacrifices her daughter to her husband, and a stepfather who regards his stepdaughter with brutal and prurient interest.
Adolescents may enjoy the adult caricatures in Zindel's writing, while adults may question Zindel's fairness.
The major issues in the novel are abortion and teen-age premarital sex. These issues are controversial, but Zindel avoids profanity.....
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