In The Highest Tide, Florence tells Miles O’Malley, “This is your summer, Miles. This is the summer that defines you.” (47)
Assuming her prophecy is right, how has Miles defined himself by the end of the summer? Or, put another way, at the critical defining moments of the summer, Miles makes choices that can be viewed in terms of loyalties or betrayals. How do these critical choices indicate the person that he is choosing to become?
