In most stories from a Minimum of Two there are examples of those who struggle to live better lives and those "bitter" characters that don't. Jerra's mother is the one who says "Be better not bitter" which sums up a main underlying theme that is present throughout the text, that theme being the message that those that struggle to achieve "better" things in their lives live a more fulfilling and happy existence compared to those who give up, look backward or dwell on the past. A few stories that give perspective on the divide between those that struggle and those that don't bother to are No Memory Comes', Holding' and all the stories on the Nilsams.
In the story "No Memory Comes" we see The Boy that doesn't adapt juxtaposed to his friend that does. Both boys are in similar circumstances yet one chooses to be backward looking whilst the other looks to the future. Both boys grow up in a small town which throughout the story develops into a commercial tourist spot with high rise......
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