Her body has been moving towards the future, yet her views on how to live and ways to dress are halted in the days in which she was raised.
The grandmother's choice of music is from an older day. "The Tennessee Waltz" is not a modern hit, but one of her youth. As she enjoys the song, she begins dancing in her seat and bouncing her head to the tune. She remembered that this song always made her want to dance. The fact that the song made her want to dance shows her longing for the past. She uses the term "made" giving the feeling that she does not want to dance now.
The grandmother is characterized in several other manners. The grandmother uses deceit and manipulation to get what she wants and disregards anyone else's feelings. The Misfit in the beginning of the story is only used when the domineering grandmother wants to have her way. He is a convenience for her, which turns out to have an ironic twist in her fate (Bandy 1). She also attempts to bring a sense of guilt to Bailey by saying that she would never bring the children to where they could be in harm's way. Her reasons for not wanting to go to Florida are purely selfish, even though she pretends that it is to ensure the children's safety. When this attempt does not work, she abandons the idea. She knows that Bailey will not give in to her ways and because of this she simply tries another way. .
Next, the grandmother recalls a mansion she used to visit and remembers that it was on a road that they had just passed. She alone wants to see the old mansion and uses .
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deceit to get her desires fulfilled. She lets her grandchildren in on a little secret that there is a hidden passage in the house she wishes to visit. Knowing that this is a lie, she uses it to persuade her grandchildren. She also stated the educational opportunity it holds for the children.
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