The Memory Keeper's Daughter Section 2 #3

In the book The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, fear is a theme. Fear is seen throughout the course of the novel. In this section, fear is first seen when David talks about a Phoebe and Caroline. David fears that he might have made the wrong decision in deciding to give up Phoebe. David finds himself reflecting back on that day that Phoebe was born multiple times throughout this section of the novel. "David had remembered her symptoms" (Edwards, 107). Fear is also seen through Caroline in this section. Caroline fears for Phoebe. She fears that she might not get her proper education because of her disabilities. She also fears that Al maybe not love Phoebe and might not make a good father for her. As the novel goes on, I have feeling that this theme of fear will continue and even grow in some instances at the very end of the novel.