As Olive is able to perceive what she believes to be true, Sarah Ann argues otherwise because of her father’s influence. When Olive “hurls” her brush at her father, Sarah Ann “begs for his forgiveness” resembling Sarah Ann being mislead by their father’s expectations (209). Sarah Ann is a jealous and vulnerable girl who is brainwashed by her father who dominates and overpowers her. Always wanting to please her father, Sarah Ann consistently compares her actions towards her father with Olives. Always in a competition with her sister, this is exemplified as Sarah Ann makes lemonade thinking to herself if her lemonade was as good as Olives (202). Sarah Ann always “loved” Olive, but she is always jealous of her because father favors Olive more (206). Sarah Ann describes in result, “To tell the truth, it was Olive Father loved best. There was a time when I couldn’t have said that, it would have hurt me too much” (201). As Olive is able to “let her hair loose,” Sarah Ann chooses to follow her father’s way of life and continue to “braid” her hair (205). While Olive had left with her husband, Sarah Ann believes that she is now father’s favorite as he asks her for Olive’s letters to burn (212). While Sarah Ann implies that Olive had betrayed them both, she vows to be her father’s companion (212). However, still jealous and frustrated by her father’s actions of keeping the letters, she explains, “I didn’t wonder what to do. It wasn’t fair, don’t you see? He hadn’t any right to keep those letters after he told me I was the only daughter he had left”
As Olive is able to perceive what she believes to be true, Sarah Ann argues otherwise because of her father’s influence. When Olive “hurls” her brush at her father, Sarah Ann “begs for his forgiveness” resembling Sarah Ann being mislead by their father’s expectations (209). Sarah Ann is a jealous and vulnerable girl who is brainwashed by her father who dominates and overpowers her. Always wanting to please her father, Sarah Ann consistently compares her actions towards her father with Olives. Always in a competition with her sister, this is exemplified as Sarah Ann makes lemonade thinking to herself if her lemonade was as good as Olives (202). Sarah Ann always “loved” Olive, but she is always jealous of her because father favors Olive more (206). Sarah Ann describes in result, “To tell the truth, it was Olive Father loved best. There was a time when I couldn’t have said that, it would have hurt me too much” (201). As Olive is able to “let her hair loose,” Sarah Ann chooses to follow her father’s way of life and continue to “braid” her hair (205). While Olive had left with her husband, Sarah Ann believes that she is now father’s favorite as he asks her for Olive’s letters to burn (212). While Sarah Ann implies that Olive had betrayed them both, she vows to be her father’s companion (212). However, still jealous and frustrated by her father’s actions of keeping the letters, she explains, “I didn’t wonder what to do. It wasn’t fair, don’t you see? He hadn’t any right to keep those letters after he told me I was the only daughter he had left”