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Fran’s mother is dying of cancer but she has lived a more full and satisfying life that her daughter although it had been a sad one. Fran’s mother had, of course, been married and at one time been devoted wife, mother and homemaker. She had endured a difficult marriage since her husband was “rigid, inflexible and unforgiving.”(p. 6) She probably put up with such a nasty man for the sake of her daughter Fran. She did experience the joy of motherhood and the trials and tribulations of parenthood while simultaneously living with a stern and probably mean spouse. In the story, we also get a sense that Lillian had many friends since she enjoyed, and was so expert at, letter writing although this skill had waned as she grew older and cancer had weakened her. Fran’s mother also had a strong sense of motherhood. She was willing to give up her whole world (husband, home, friends) for the sake of her unwed pregnant daughter. As the author states in a reference to the story of the duke and duchess of windson “when someone gives up the world for you, you become their world.”(p. 15) In this sense Lillian gave up everything for Fran and so Fran become the whole world
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Lillian Fran, Keis Frans, Fran Fran, frans mother, English Composition, mother dying, mother gone, biological daughter, life tragic, life fulfilled, fran daughter, mother dies, unwed pregnant, lillian fran,
Approximate Word count = 964
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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