Will Blount Salvage the Bones themes

From the beginning of the book, one can see the toughness and grit behind the Batiste family.  I have gathered a lot of what it means to be a man in this book.  One can be a completely selfish and ignorant person like Manny, who impregnated, abandoned, and insulted Esch.  Manny even thinks of women as weak.  Even the father thought Hurricane Katrina would be the worst because it's a woman.  On the other hand, you have Skeetah, who fought as hard as he could to save his dog and puppies whom he loved so much.  He even let China, his favorite thing in the world, go to save his sister and help his family.  Skeetah finds that motherhood and being a woman can make one strong.  Despite their father's crippling alcoholism, the father attempted and tired to prepare for the storm and save the family.  Big Henry is a very good man.  After helping the family, he tells Esch that her baby has plenty of daddies there for it, including him.  Esch is particularly strong as a young woman.  She finds strength in how strong China is and even refers to her as her sister in a way. Esch grew up with almost no females in her life to base her actions upon.  She finds strength in what she doesn't have in her life.  The discomfort of the storm and her pregnancy truly helped Esch become a strong young woman who can survive anything.