"GIRLS" explores the complexities of being a girl in the 1950's. The setting is a small town in Northern Maine. Fields describes the typical girls dress code, hairstyle and choice of jewelry. However, it is girl behavior that has several adolescent boys baffled. They share their theories on "how to get to first base" with girls their age.Girls are complicated and change their minds quickly. Girls are intricate and their patterns of behavior in dating situations are difficult to follow. Girls are involved and there is confusion as to what they really want. Boys conclude that girls are, indeed, a mystery.