 What is one potential moral of this story?
You may be one of these girls, and if you are, we want you to be prepared for it. And of course, all of this was in addition to the usual growing-up pleasures of swimming and sailing, movie dates, and formal dances—everything that a girl could want. Or would it be something different, something like the dreary side-street world of failure and defeat that she had also seen in movies? 9 II Dramatic Decision Upstairs at the Wilsons’, Peggy found Jean swathed in bath towels, washing her long, straight red hair, which was now white with lather and piled up in a high, soapy knot.
 Believing in yourself and advocating for yourself can open doors.
 Believing in yourself and advocating for yourself can open doors.  Pursuing one's dream is difficult and often involves too much risk.  Acting as a career should be more well respected because of how difficult it is to enter the industry.  Sometimes dreams prevent you from enjoying what's right in front of you.