Pearl sees Ezra as her little baby, and always rushes to his aid, warranted or not. Monopoly was a game of choice in the Tull household, and Pearl believed that Cody cheated constantly at it. He may or may not have cheated, that is not the issue. Pearl always "rescues" Ezra from his

unfair brother, and corrects Cody. The cheating is a harmless behavior for Cody and Ezra stands a valuable lesson of awareness and independence. However, he is never allowed to experience this, which is clearly detrimental to Ezra's development.

Ezra does many things to indirectly convince his mother to let go of him. Ezra takes a job to equally connivence himself and his mother that he can make something of himself. He starts as a salad chef, quietly cutting vegetables all day. He quickly advances through the kitchen and is somewhat adopted by the owner. Ezra, consciously or unconsciously, uses his connection to the owner to show his mother that, if nothing else, he has someone else to care for him and Pearl may let go. This never truly gets through to Pearl.

The body of this conflict provides a warning to the reader.

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Approximate Word count = 559
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)