The only things that make her a sweet old lady are the things that other people see from the outside. From the beginning of the family trip she tries to show the world how nice of a woman she is. She goes and puts "on a navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print. Her collars and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at her neck line she had pinned a pur

From the very beginning of the story the grandmother is very manipulative. "She wanted to visit some of her connections in east Tennessee and she was seizing at every chance to change Bailey's mind." (38) She tries to change his mind by telling him of the Misfit who recently escaped from prison. "I wouldn't take my children in any direction with a criminal like that aloose in it." (38) Finally when she accepts going to Florida she still manages to sneak the cat along. "She didn't intend for the cat to be left alone in the house for three days." (39) Her manipulation even envelops the children. She wants to go to an old plantation so badly that she grabs the children's interest by the "secret panel in the house" (42) where "the family silver was hidden in it when Sherman came through, but it was never found." (42) Knowing that she was "not telling the truth but wishing that she were" (42) just to spark the children's imagination. She used her manipulation on everyone she could to get her way. She even tried using it on the Misfit saying that he was a "good man" (45) and came "from nice people." (45) While her family was slowly being executed in the background she continually tried to persuade the Misfit into sparing her life. "You woul

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Approximate Word count = 837
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)