Very often, we keep certain objects or possessions to remind us of something or someone. In The Hundred Penny Box, we found the themes of “holding on” to the past, the way that Aunt Dew does, and “letting go” the way that Michael’s mother, Ruth, tries to when she throws things away. Ruth thinks that you need to forget the past in order to be happy in life What do you think of this? Is it more important to forget about bad things or things in the past, or to remember them?