This chapter is called "'Coming Home'-An Essay." It starts out by stating that 80-90% of Amish kids return after Rumspringa. It says it's because the Amish don't fit in mainstream society. They are used to the slow lifestyle and fear God more than most Americans. A lot of them return because they don't want to disapoint his or her parents. Amish teen are very full of guilty. They do miss mainstream life, but they think about going to heaven and feel better. Although, the Amish community doesn't want to change, it has to change to fit the future.
This chapter was a good chapter to end the book. I would have liked more explaination to why they come back. I would have liked more personal accounts, but it's fine. Overall, I liked this book.
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