3 Quotes
“ There are boxes of stuff and trunks and a couple of old toys. And a cradle. Do you ever wonder, Dicey, why she doesn’t have any pictures of her children.”
The quote above shows the history of Gram. Gram has had multiple children, examples would be the mother of Dicey and her son, nicknamed Bullet. I chose this quote because it shows Gram’s difficulty with her children. To Gram, Dicey, Sammy, James, and Maybeth are like her second chance at being like a parent figure.
“ I like being good. Because Gram will like it. Sometimes, I wish I’d been better when Momma wanted me to.” The quote explains the development of Sammy. When Momma was with them, Sammy believes that because of him, Momma is in an institution. When he now lives
“ There are boxes of stuff and trunks and a couple of old toys. And a cradle. Do you ever wonder, Dicey, why she doesn’t have any pictures of her children.”
The quote above shows the history of Gram. Gram has had multiple children, examples would be the mother of Dicey and her son, nicknamed Bullet. I chose this quote because it shows Gram’s difficulty with her children. To Gram, Dicey, Sammy, James, and Maybeth are like her second chance at being like a parent figure.
“ I like being good. Because Gram will like it. Sometimes, I wish I’d been better when Momma wanted me to.” The quote explains the development of Sammy. When Momma was with them, Sammy believes that because of him, Momma is in an institution. When he now lives