Jeannette And Her Family Jeannette Character Analysis

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Throughout the novel, Jeannette and her family seem to be on the run during her childhood. Her parental s do not let her know directly that they have financial problems, but rather say that they are being chased by the FBI. Jeannette struggles to see her father's alcoholism threaten the family throughout the novel, and her mother’s “aloofness” towards the family. Jeannette also battles with self sufficiency issues as well as conformity in her unusual

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