“Ree’s grand hope was that theses boys would not be dead to wonder by age twelve, dulled to life, empty of kindness, boiling with mean” (8).
Ree Dolly is a young girl shouldering the responsibilities of both her ill mother and absent father. Not only does Ree act as both parental units to her two younger brothers, but also she constantly worries that their family’s legacy will rob her siblings of their youth; certainly she has had to relinquish hers as a rammification of her family. Ree hopes her brothers can retain “wonder” and “kindness” instead of being “ruined… [to] abide by the remorseless blood-soaked commandments that governed lives led outside square law” (8). It will be interesting to see which role Sonny and Harold adopt as their father trial nears; will they remain aloof, join Ree in the hunt for their father, or succumb to the “remorseless blood-soaked commandments that” govern the lives of their kin (8).
Mary-A solid reflection on the fact that Ree must act as a surrogate parent to her brothers in the absence of their true parents. A proofreading would illuminate misteaks.
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