The age-old idiom states that home is where the heart is, but that's hard when you don't have a real place to call home like Mclean in What Happened to Goodbye. She's moved around so much with her dad that each town is just a new place for them to rest for a little bit, without putting down serious roots or getting emotionally entangled in any way. When they land in Lakeview though, Mclean starts to see it as home—which is complicated because her dad's job requires them to move constantly. What's going to happen? Is this girl finally going to put down some roots?
Questions About The Home
- Is Tyler really home for Mclean?
- Why does Mclean go to the Poseidon when she runs away from the beach house?
- How does Mclean's idea of home change when she comes to Lakeview?
Chew on This
Even though her mom tries to get her to come to Tyler all the time, Mclean no longer feels like she has a home there because she doesn't have the same emotional and interpersonal connections to the place that she once did.
Mclean ends up feeling most at home in Lakeview because she's developed close friendships and ties to the community—even if her parents aren't there with her.