Billie Shouldn T Of Forgiven Her Father Analysis

(S)- In my opinion, Billie shouldn’t of forgiven her father for putting the pail of kerosene by the stove because of many reasons stated in the book. First of all, the kerosene was the start of many bad tragedies in the book. If the dad hadn’t put the kerosene there, most likely ma and her baby would’ve made it out alive and would of lived in Oklahoma with Billie and dad, and they would have been all living happily, even in the dust because they had each other.

(A)- It actually wasn’t just her father’s fault, but also Billie’s since she threw the kerosene out the door, hitting ma which is why ma was burned tremendously, which eventually killed her. I believe Billie should have forgiven her dad, since in the end, they needed to come together as a family and forgive each other for what has happened in the past and move forward in life. Even after the accident, Billie’s father looked after her, even if it didn’t seem that way. The dad also built the pond his wife insisted on digging before she died. Although his wife died, the father decided to actually do it and build the pond, which shows how compassionate and how much he actually cared for his family. …show more content…
No communication was held between him, and all the father seemed to do in his free time was dig. Billie felt so alone in her life which is why she decided to run away from her home in Oklahoma. It takes a lot to from away from everything, which shows how Billie was really feeling during this hard time. Billie’s father was always keeping to himself and the spots on his skin, which later turned into cancer, weren’t addressed to Doc Rice for a long time. This also shows how Billie’s dad also seemed to be giving up on life and all the responsibilities it came with, especially the ones that dealt with the