She covets the wealth, property, and status of others and dislikes people for their affluence of wallet and character. She disregards the deliberation and labor that goes into the gradual accumulation of wealth. She cannot view others as honorable. If they posses something, she believes it is her right. Near the end of her life, Cathy finally meets her son Cal, but is disgusted to discover the extent of his goodness. She feels that, as his mother, she has the right to control him, “for as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman” (Corinthians 11:12). Cathy never respected Adam, and it destroyed her to find that he had more influence over their sons than she ever could. She hopes to affect Cal’s mentality and make him believe he can “excuse” himself from fighting sin “because of [his] ancestry” (449). Her desire to influence her son, even without being present in his life, outlines how delusional jealousy made her. Her envy stems from not being as powerful as she expected, as she is nothing more than her command over
She covets the wealth, property, and status of others and dislikes people for their affluence of wallet and character. She disregards the deliberation and labor that goes into the gradual accumulation of wealth. She cannot view others as honorable. If they posses something, she believes it is her right. Near the end of her life, Cathy finally meets her son Cal, but is disgusted to discover the extent of his goodness. She feels that, as his mother, she has the right to control him, “for as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman” (Corinthians 11:12). Cathy never respected Adam, and it destroyed her to find that he had more influence over their sons than she ever could. She hopes to affect Cal’s mentality and make him believe he can “excuse” himself from fighting sin “because of [his] ancestry” (449). Her desire to influence her son, even without being present in his life, outlines how delusional jealousy made her. Her envy stems from not being as powerful as she expected, as she is nothing more than her command over