“All of us are better when we’re loved”. This quote applies to several characters in Plainsong including Ike and Bobby, the McPheron brothers, and Victoria Roubideaux.
Ike and Bobby are very young boys, 10 and 9 years old, respectively. The two of them are always together because they are all that they have. They must rely on each other for support due to the absence of their separated parents who are dealing with their own problems. Their mother, Ella, suffers from depression and is unable to give her sons love and emotional support, as she is unable to do so for herself. Tom Guthrie, their father, has fallen out of love with Ella and yearns for physical intimacy. One day while Ike and Bobby delivered newspapers to all the townsfolk, they
