Poem for My ISU Novel

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    This poem represents the prominent social issue in the novel "Dear John." Although John's father is not necessarily "little" as the poem is talking about a little boy, autism is a disorder that is present from early childhood. John's father has always kept their conversations to a minimum. Being a single parent, he raised John alone and they have always had a weak relationship. His passion for coins is all he ever converses with John or anyone about. John's father is a very alienated man from the rest of society. Now Savannah, John's new love interest, help's John understand that the reason why John's father has always been like that is because he has autism. Autism is a mental condition, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships and using abstract concepts. This impaired social interaction has resulted in John and his father's weak relationship for the course of John's life. This has effected his life drastically.