Summary- The subject of this chapter is Elizabeth and her past. It begins in her childhood, where her mother neglected her by not caring or showing any affection for Elizabeth. Her mother would constantly be upset with her and could never be satisfied by Elizabeth. On the other hand, she loved and adored her father, who loved her and treated her specially. One dreary day, her mother became fairly ill and passed away. In court, Elizabeth’s aunt gained custody of Elizabeth rather than her father taking care of her. Her aunt was just like her mother, neither would love or show affection to Elizabeth. The story then jumps to the time where she met Richard, the man she would fall in love with. The scene was set at the super market, where Elizabeth would be working as cashier. Richard was just shopping and soon they talked. After falling in love, they moved up north together and both got jobs. During this time, Elizabeth would stay with her aunt, although she was at the age where she could make her own decisions.

1. Summary- This next chapter focuses on John’s aunt, Florence. It begins with Florence at church, she is sorry for her sin yet doesn’t remember how to pray. A few nights before, she had received a threatening message repeatedly and even saw death. The story then jumps back to her youth, where she worked as a servant-girl. She lived with her mother and younger brother, Gabriel. Florence had been a child hood friend with John’s mother, Deborah. Gabriel would be the “apple of her [his mother] eyes”; he would be sent to school, fed more, and treated more specially. For this reason, Florence would resent her brother; she wanted to learn far more than her brother ever did. The story jumps back to John and what he sees in church for a brief moment, then goes in to talk about Florence’s husband, Frank. He’s the alcoholic type that would waste all his money on useless items. Florence did not seem to have a good relationship with him for the 10+ years they were married. One incident was described where Frank spent his paycheck to shop for the groceries. He bought whiskey for himself, an unplucked chicken with it’s head still on, and 5 pounds of coffee, which was all obviously useless. These types of incidents occurred quite often, but Florence had enough of it when Frank did not return home for 3

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