This story is told in a first-narrator setting by Dee and Maggie's mother. She begins the story with visual adjectives that greatly describe the setting of their humble house. She notes the floors made of clay and freshly swept so clean that you may see the cracks in it. She further describes the house with three bedrooms and briefly mentions that fact that they once lived in house like this one. That house burned down which would explain the burns to Maggie's legs and arms. The narrator describes the smell of the day subtly by mentioning the breeze

The mother on the hand has had a very difficult and rough life. She accounts the fact that she is a stout woman that is somewhat manly in nature. She has done many things in her life but she not educated. The never made it beyond the second grade. She is a person of color that will not look at a white man in the eye out of fear. However, I get the impression that she could definitely handle her own with any man. She is a woman that can gut a hog and eat the liver of that same hog without hesitation. She grew up on a farm and frequently and effortlessly milk cows until one walloped her some years ago. She also has a kindness about her that is demonstrated with her knowledge of quilting. She was taught to quilt by her mother and frequently quilted with her sister, Dicie. She loves both of her daughters but gives the impression that she has many reservations concerning her oldest daughter, Dee.

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Approximate Word count = 1076
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)