It states in the text “Even now, though she was over nineteen, she sometimes felt herself in danger of her father 's violence.” The author wrote this to have the readers sympathize with the older girl who cannot get away from her father. While she is still responsible for her family, she does not take the initiative to make her life better. Although many unfortunate events have happened to her, her reaction to them is what makes her a victim of her own character. This contributes to the major them by not taking the opportunity of getting away from the terrible situation, and staying behind to just let life go on without enjoying it. She was helpless to leave because of the promise she made to her mother. Instead of leaving her unhappy life, she did not go because of the promise she made; forcing her to stay behind, and just letting the opportunity pass her
It states in the text “Even now, though she was over nineteen, she sometimes felt herself in danger of her father 's violence.” The author wrote this to have the readers sympathize with the older girl who cannot get away from her father. While she is still responsible for her family, she does not take the initiative to make her life better. Although many unfortunate events have happened to her, her reaction to them is what makes her a victim of her own character. This contributes to the major them by not taking the opportunity of getting away from the terrible situation, and staying behind to just let life go on without enjoying it. She was helpless to leave because of the promise she made to her mother. Instead of leaving her unhappy life, she did not go because of the promise she made; forcing her to stay behind, and just letting the opportunity pass her