![]() Maggie is the second narrator and the girl Caleb injured. He also remarks that Maggie, the girl he hit, is his next door neighbor. His father is passive and weak, his mother is throwing herself into a “perfect family” role by throwing a party with her society friends, and his sister has gone Goth. When he returns, his family is stiff and he observes that they are more messed up than he is. His narration here shows little remorse for his action and a desire to put it in the past and move on with his life. Caleb was placed there as punishment for driving drunk, hitting a girl with his car, and then fleeing the scene of the accident. Told in alternating first person narration, Leaving Paradise opens with Caleb as he is waiting to see if he will be allowed early release from juvenile detention.
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