”She’s C-R-A-Z-Y” this is how Uncle Bob describes the mother of Heart and Cody, who is also signified as “Mama” in the short story.
The name of the short story is also the name of the main character, Heart who is describing her many thoughts and issues that come from her father’s abandonees and her mother’s Psychological instability. The father of Heart and Cody ran out and abandoned his children and wife due to the fact that he had a relationship with Heart’s teacher Miss Baker. When the father ran out with Miss Baker, Mama developed an inferiority complex, and mental instability. This mental instability affected her capacity to take care of her own children; therefor Aunt Lucette and Uncle Bob had to take custody of Heart and Cody and had to step as guardians of the …show more content…
She actually thinks that Heart and Cody’s father is on the receiving end. She misses her ex-husband so much that she still sometimes thinks that they are still together.
In the story, Heart and Cody’s mother says that she saw and spoke to their father, but at that time, he had left her and was in Florida with Miss Baker. That shows that their mother has not yet accepted the fact that her husband has left her, and is still trying to hold on to him, because she loves and misses him so much.
Symbolism is showed, when Heart finds Cody’s to telephone at the end of the text. She begins to talk to it, just like her mother did. Even though Heart does not show it in the story, she actually misses her father very much and, like her mother, doesn’t accept the fact that her father is not around anymore.
The girl Heart narrates the short story, and we understand the story from her point of view as she explains her thought and opinions throughout the text. When every aspect of the story is generated by her thoughts and views, we immediately start to agree with her point of view and starts to sympathize with her and
The name of the short story is also the name of the main character, Heart who is describing her many thoughts and issues that come from her father’s abandonees and her mother’s Psychological instability. The father of Heart and Cody ran out and abandoned his children and wife due to the fact that he had a relationship with Heart’s teacher Miss Baker. When the father ran out with Miss Baker, Mama developed an inferiority complex, and mental instability. This mental instability affected her capacity to take care of her own children; therefor Aunt Lucette and Uncle Bob had to take custody of Heart and Cody and had to step as guardians of the …show more content…
She actually thinks that Heart and Cody’s father is on the receiving end. She misses her ex-husband so much that she still sometimes thinks that they are still together.
In the story, Heart and Cody’s mother says that she saw and spoke to their father, but at that time, he had left her and was in Florida with Miss Baker. That shows that their mother has not yet accepted the fact that her husband has left her, and is still trying to hold on to him, because she loves and misses him so much.
Symbolism is showed, when Heart finds Cody’s to telephone at the end of the text. She begins to talk to it, just like her mother did. Even though Heart does not show it in the story, she actually misses her father very much and, like her mother, doesn’t accept the fact that her father is not around anymore.
The girl Heart narrates the short story, and we understand the story from her point of view as she explains her thought and opinions throughout the text. When every aspect of the story is generated by her thoughts and views, we immediately start to agree with her point of view and starts to sympathize with her and