Jewel by Brett Lott
A change in the way a person lives their life can greatly affect others. In Jewel, by Bret Lott Jewel's determination to help Brenda Kay negatively impacts her relationships with others. The main character Jewel has a sixth child Brenda Kay, who is mentally retarded. Through her every day struggles to raise this child on her own her priorities change and have an impact on others. Jewel is a dedicated mother and would do anything for her children but because of her new burden her relationships with others become harder to hold on to. Jewel's relationship with Cathedral and her own daughters suffer as a result. Jewel became blinded by her obsession with Brenda Kay's progress and turned away an important friend. Before having Brenda Kay, Jewel and Cathedral had a great relationship. Cathedral, a black woman whose husband and sons worked for Jewel's husband, had delivered all of Jewel's children and helped her get back on her feet after the births. She also was especially helpful after Brenda Kay's birth and came and took care of the other children during the day. Yet o
Determination and dedication were two strengths that Jewel possessed but when they became the main focus of only her relationship with Brenda Kay, other relationships deteriorated. She turned away Cathedral and the endless help that she had given Jewel. She ignored the needs of her other two daughters Billie Jean and Annie. Her strong bond with Brenda Kay had weakened her other bonds with her daughters and Cathedral. As a result not only did they experience difficulties in their relationships with Jewel but also in their own lives. Jewel had three daughters but it wasn't evident by the way she divided her attention, giving most of it to Brenda Kay. Before Brenda Kay was born Jewel would do special things for her two other daughters, Billie Jean and Annie. One Christmas she bought Billie Jean red lifesavers to use as lipstick and a compact, little things only a mother would know a daughter needed. As for Annie before Brenda Kay, Annie was the baby of the family and was closely looked after by Jewel. Yet Annie knew even before Brenda Kay was born that she wasn't going
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Approximate Word count = 728
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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