All through the book it is apparent that Lucy has anxiety and hostility built up inside of her, which mainly revolves around her mother. In Lucy's mind she believes that her mother did not support her to succeed in life like she had done for her younger brothers. Convinced that her mother was trying to mold her into the person that she wanted h

Trying to get away from the memories of her home, Lucy ventured out into the big cities of the United States. Knowing what was right and wrong, Lucy went out and engaged in sexual immorality and drugs just to spite her mother. Since Lucy knew that her actions would disappoint and upset her mother she not only participated in these acts, but wrote them in a letter and sent it to her mother. Lucy is immature and self-centered and never seems to grow, despite the hardships she has endured. She admits it at the end of the book "I wish I could love someone so much that I could die from it"(164). Lucy understands she can not change her feelings and that she will always have this anger built up inside of her.

Since Lucy's concentration was focused on her mom, her own selfishness

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Approximate Word count = 524
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)