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In this excerpt there is an opposition of two different points of view expressed in two words: <em>optimistic</em> and <em>doubtful</em>. Based on the antonym context clue, the reader can infer the meaning by contrasting these two words.
Thanks to this analysis, we may say that the word optimistic means hopeful, in opposition to <em>doubtful </em>or uncertain.
California is the setting of "A Child Called 'It'"
Just say this, I’ve been planting some ideas that some of them are fitting with the context and others don’t, I just need to change a little the vocabulary to make it more fluent and that should be it, just want to make sure the ideas are placed in the right order and subject.