Most parents do the best for their children. Unfortunately for Jeannette and her three other siblings, both their mom and dad act in horrible ways, whether it is not financially supporting them or not feeding them. However, it is quite apparent that the mom is the worse of the two. While the father shows compassion towards the four children, there is ample evidence of the mom never helping out her own kids, even during dire times. Rosemary, the mom, is the more terrible parent than Rex, the dad.
Rex Walls is an incredibly bad parent to his four children in many ways. When Lori is trying to move out of Welch and go to New York for college, Rex attempts to make her stay home by ruining the art project she is going to submit. Instead of explaining …show more content…
Throughout the story, there are many instances where she acts so horrible that it makes the reader wonder how the children survived under her lack of supervision. One example is the time in Welch when the children are all starving and then they see their own mother stuffing her face with chocolate and trying to hide it from her own hungry kids. Instead of owning up to the fact that she is putting her needs above those of her own children, she begins crying and explaining how she is chocoholic just like how Rex is an alcoholic. Another time that shows her dreadful behavior is when Jeannette and Lori have to force Rosemary to take a teaching job. The girls even have to correct her papers because she's too lazy to correct them herself and whines when she has to work, like saying, “Why do I always have to be the one who earns money?” (Pg. 218). This quote perfectly shows her attitude as parent who is whiney, uncaring, and lazy. Sadly, the family is kept in poverty by the mother because of her petty needs, lazy attitude, and selfish actions. Rex gets fired and can’t express himself to his family, but he, at least, looks for work and genuinely loves them. Rosemary never shows any sign of affection towards her kids and, unlike Rex, has to be forced to work. Throughout the book Rosemary is the worse
Rex Walls is an incredibly bad parent to his four children in many ways. When Lori is trying to move out of Welch and go to New York for college, Rex attempts to make her stay home by ruining the art project she is going to submit. Instead of explaining …show more content…
Throughout the story, there are many instances where she acts so horrible that it makes the reader wonder how the children survived under her lack of supervision. One example is the time in Welch when the children are all starving and then they see their own mother stuffing her face with chocolate and trying to hide it from her own hungry kids. Instead of owning up to the fact that she is putting her needs above those of her own children, she begins crying and explaining how she is chocoholic just like how Rex is an alcoholic. Another time that shows her dreadful behavior is when Jeannette and Lori have to force Rosemary to take a teaching job. The girls even have to correct her papers because she's too lazy to correct them herself and whines when she has to work, like saying, “Why do I always have to be the one who earns money?” (Pg. 218). This quote perfectly shows her attitude as parent who is whiney, uncaring, and lazy. Sadly, the family is kept in poverty by the mother because of her petty needs, lazy attitude, and selfish actions. Rex gets fired and can’t express himself to his family, but he, at least, looks for work and genuinely loves them. Rosemary never shows any sign of affection towards her kids and, unlike Rex, has to be forced to work. Throughout the book Rosemary is the worse