Lena is probably the most interesting characters in the story. The whole plot is set around her. Before the incident with Kenya, she was a proud mother of two daughters with a

Lena had no idea how to handle the death of her daughter. When she returned home she first came to Ma Adele's house and reminisced about the good old days. She walked all around the house and even into Teresa's room and experienced many flashbacks. Through most of the book, it talks about the many flashbacks that Lena had before the death of her baby daughter.

One example of how Lena's emotions took over was when she took Kenya to the park. She was about to buy some cotton candy for Kenya and when Lena turned around, the baby was gone. Lena was so nervous that she started having vision of what might happen to her poor little daughter. She was about to have a nervous breakdown!!! She had terrible thoughts about Kenya being kidnapped, raped, etc.. Fortunately she finally found Kenya and all of her worries went away. This not only showed how emotional she could get, but it also showed how much she cared for Kenya.

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Lena Lena, Ma Adele's, African American, Kenya Lena, Kenya Lena's, Ma Adele, Edge Heaven, Marita Golden's, Thomas Ellis, returned home,
Approximate Word count = 627
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)