... are together, yet separate beings in the tub, surrounded and protected by the water, which her mother has prepared and made special to protect Annie and herself against "one of the many women my father had loved, had never married, but with whom he had had children was trying to harm my mother and me by setting bad spirits on us "(page ... was, she wants nurturance, love, and protection. She wants everyone's attention and protection. The swelling with water symbolically represents Annie's idea of pregnancy, an ultimate statement of her becoming a woman. It is not that she wants to be pr...

• Word Count: 1549
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School