Monday, August 2, 2010
Why does Lily resent her mother so much when she's told the truth?
Lily only feels pity for herself when she's told the truth about how her mother left her and went to August's. She stayed at the house for 3 months before deciding to go back and get Lily. Lily is angry at her mother for leaving, but she entirely ignores the fact that her mother was going to come back and get her to live there and leave T. Ray. Then the incident happened that switched it all around. I think that Lily is not angry at her mother. I believe that Lily is so overwhelmed by all that had happened that she is not even sure what or who to be angry at so she just picks and chooses out of the people and events what to be angry over instead.
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Good point, Kristin. Lily has a lot of things she needs to work out in her heart. She copes with anger, and fits never helped anyone. Lily is easily upset because she is confused about everything that goes on in her life. She has never been taught how to handle life's ups and downs.
Nevertheless, I believe she does have a good reason to be shocked that her mother left her with T. Ray for three whole months. I cannot imagine finding out my mother was too depressed to take care of me when I was little for that long. Poor girl.
I'd be devastated if I found out my mother did that too, but if I had found out she was coming back for me then I probably wouldn't have gotten so mad and hated her in a way that Lily did.
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