Confessions of a Closet Catholic

While reading the book, I had a hard time thinking of a question. The book presents some stereotypes and some generalizations about being Jewish. I was thinking of our class discussion and came up with the idea of: Do all children/teenagers challenge their beliefs or values in order to fit into what they see as the norm(what their friends believe/do)? The reason I picked this question is because it seems that Justine wants to be like Mac in order to fit in. Based on page 8, where she talks about being Catholic like Mac, do you think that this is something that she wants to do because she is testing what religion she wants to be or do you think that she is doing this just to be like her friend?

Another idea that is brought up is the idea of Sister Teresa Benedicta, do you think that this is there to show that more teenagers are trying to be like the norm in society so they do not get made fun of or stick out? Or do you think that Sister Benedicta was just brought up to show that other people in history have switched between the two religions? Do you think that Sister Benedicta is seen as a role model and a way to see how she fit into society?