1. Tender at the Bone
... great inconveniences for Ruth. Since she doesn't know when her mother will suddenly need her to come to her rescue, Ruth feels bound to stay close to her family. At one point, Ruth experiences a full scale panic attack on the subway, because her father has just had to plead and beg her to come home, ... which she cannot escape. She wants to move, and eventually does, but she experiences a lot of difficulty doing so because she knows her family may easily fall apart without her. This guilt and responsibility limits Ruth's ability to accomplish all that she wants to and to branch away from...
- Word Count: 1198
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: Undergraduate