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"Even as she was now, medicated and lost to the present, with hair she forgot to wash or brush and deep wrinkles growing on her face, you could see she'd once been as comely as any girl that ever danced barefoot across this tangled country of Ozark hills and hollers. Long, dark, and lovely she had been, in those days before her mind broke and the parts scattered and she let them go" (pg.6).

This helps us picture Ree's mother as a person whose mental illness has consumed her life and appearance. She no longer takes care of her image and fails to be motivated enough to get dolled up as she had before developing her mental illness. In a sense, she is no longer the same person she used to be and has lost a big part of who she was because of her illness and now can't properly take care of herself.
- Oscar Romero

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'You think you get it but you don't. I mean, you oughta try it on your own self sometime. Get drunk one night and wind up married to somebody you don't hardly know." (pg36)
kenia

Her marriage with floyde has her in a situation with no power in her life. As she's married to somone who doesn't love her.

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"He never says why to me. He just says no." (35)
kenia
Gail has no say in what she can do

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."don't hang aroung too long. She's got that kid now" (33#)
kenia
That was floyde's response to ree and he claims gail as an objects as well as his own son he doesn't consider them with affection. We get a gist of how this relationship affects gail

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"Would you just please, please, please put those fuckin' socks on! Would you do that? Huh?" (pg. 7)- Oscar Romero

This shows that Ree is dealing with a lot and is really frustrated. She seems overwhelmed by everything she is dealing with that it is spurring into the way she lashes out at her siblings for something as simple as putting socks on.

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"Ree's grand hope was that these boys would not be dead to wonder by age twelve, dulled to life, empty of kindness, boiling with mean" (pg. 8)- Oscar Romero

This demonstates Ree's character as someone who is trying to shield her siblings from following in the foot steps of everyone else in the town. She cares so much about them and wants to help mold them into decent people, so much so that she is also putting this extra responsibility on her shoulders on top of everything.

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" That's a man's personal choice, little girl.That's not somethin' you oughta be buttin' your smarty nose into. Show or don't show, that choice is up to to the one that's goin' to jail to make . Not you. (23)" -Kelly
When Ree was looking to find her dad she found Teardrop, he is an independent man looking for no trouble and straight forward to her that there is no hope of changing what her dad would do.

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"While frosty bits gathered in her hair and on her shoulders she raised the volume of those ocean sounds. Ree needed often to inject himself with pleasant sounds... yearning to hear something that might bring a moment's rest." stressed and needs time for herself, feels like shes not getting it" (pg. 10). - Oscar Romero

This shows Ree's need and desire to be somewhere else. She is clearly unhappy with her surroundings and wishes to be in a place where she is at peace. She has a lot on her plate and doesn't know how to deal with it all, so she wants to escape her reality.

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she blubbered her lips against the cold and rubbbed her face roughly. when she lowered her hands melt and snow clug to her eyelashes..... she said, "Im starting to think maybe I do know what the whole goddam deal is now- somebody killed dad and everybody knows it but me." (56)
-kenia
After being told that they don't know a thing she is desprate for answers. her mental state is unstable after doing so much she is thinking the worst in this situation.

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"She was strangly still and staring stll and staring on the bridge until she understood that her eyes searched for a body beneath that ice, and she couched to her knees and cried, and cried until tears ran down her chest."(70)
-kenia
She has to be strong for everyone else so she breaks down when she can't find the anwsers she's been looking for along so after visting all these places she doesn't go home and instead isolates herself in a total mental breakdown.

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"'This is for you-all.' Teardrop took a flat square of folded dollars from inside his jacket and tossed it to the couch. 'His court day was this mornin' and he didn't show.' He flung his arm out, gesturing vaguely toward the land up the hill behind the house. 'I'd sell off that Bromont timber now while you can'" (page 112).
This explains that although Teardrop was previously portrayed as this evil and selfish man, he actually is looking out for Ree and her family to a certain extend. He's the first and only one so far to update her on her father not appearing to court. For Ree, this means that her house will soon be seized by the government, and Teardrop is trying to give her advice on what she should do next, as well as give her some financial support. - Oscar Romero

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"It's her who was his girlfriend forever. It's her who he really loves. It's her who he wants. I'm just what he's got'"
(page 82).

This shows the emotional trauma that Gail has to endure. She knows her husband is cheating on her and that he doesn't really love her, but rather someone else. Having these thoughts about how unimportant she is to her husband, makes her feel like a burden to him. At the same time, it helps her understand where her place in his life is which helps her make sure not to overplay her part and hurt herself even more.
- Oscar Romero

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"Gail said, 'He told me if I was goin' to stay out this late, I might as well stay out all night. He took Ned to his folks'n shut the door on me"
(page 101).

This further build on the emotional abuse that Gail is going through because of Floyd. He cares more about the baby than her and it is almost like Ned is the only thing tieing them together. This is a bad thing because it allows Floyd to treat Gail without any respect, as long as Ned is taken care of. He doesn't recognize Gail as a real person with feelings, and it is an extra baggage that Gai has to carry and deal with.
- Oscar Romero

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"She's my niece, and she's near about all the close family I got left, so I'll be collectin' her now and carryin' her on out of here to home. That suit you, Thump?' 'You're willin' to stand for her, are you?' 'If she does wrong, you can put it on me.' 'Agreed. She's now yours to answer for'" (page 137).

This expands the idea that deep down Thump isn't all that evil, as previously thought from the first interaction that we saw between Ree and Teardrop. This shows that Teardrop, although trying to be so cold hearted at times, has a kind heart and is trying to protect Ree. He recognizes that Ree potentially lost her father, and as her uncle he doesn't want to abandon her with all her responsibilities. Teardrop stepped up for Ree, and came to her rescue when she needed someone and was getting beat up.
- Oscar Romero

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"She said, 'I heard that last thing he said, Sweet Pea, and don't you do it. I know the way you are, how you go about things, and I'm sayin', don't you go back there."
Doesn't accept no for an answer, shows her dedication and strength to find the truth no matter what it takes"
(page 127)
"'You was warned. You was warned nice'n you wouldn't listen- why didn't you listen?' 'I can't listen. I can't just listen.'"
(page 132)
This shows that because of her stubbornness she had to face the consequences and was beat up. However, this also demonstrates how brave and courageous she is because she was told not to go visit Thump again, but she did. She knew it wasn't going to result in anything good for her, but her bravery to face that humiliation from people- to get beat up and ridiculed for not listening and getting herself into trouble- in order to find answers about what happened to her dad shows a lot about Ree that wasn't highlighted as much as it is now.
- Oscar Romero

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"the warm flavor of mom's breath across ree's face held sweetness and memories. mom before all the crazy.."(page 116.)
-kenia

She still remembers her mother in a sweet way when she was in a good mental state. And now asscociates that with how warm her breath was

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"She said some sh*t had to change. He ain't the boss her every minute of every day. He said okay. But the big deal is that goddamn Heather- you've got to quit fuckin' Heather. Floyd didn't say a word..... What Gail said was. At least he didn't try to lie this time. Did you notice?"

(Pages 120-121)

This shows that despite Gail being in a dysfunctional marriage she's trying to make it work even though the relationship is clearly one sided. Gail's requests for Floyd to stop seeing the other woman was brushed off by him but at the end, Gail did not care. She has grown so accustomed to being in a toxic marriage that she picks on the slightest positive thing to focus on, which is that he at least didn't lie to her. This says a lot about Gail's character because she is portrayed as a type of person that tries to look at the positive side to everything, while at the same time it being a weakness to her character because it allows her to be taken advantage of and get mistreated.
- Oscar Romero

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"If anyone lays even just one finger on that girl ever again, they better have shot me first" (pg.138) This really shows how much the character for teardrop has really changed through the story, he has really created a bond with his niece and has created that protective relationship between them too.

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Oscar

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"Victoria came to sit at the foot of her bed and see her stomped so ugly with two teeth on the floor.Ree could feel the dunkle with her tounge.Victoria dwindled to a wan color and said things over her, or didn't, but left behind two kind of Uncle Teardrop's pills and they swaddled her in a warm pink clouds."(146)
This shows that Victoria was another caretaker to Ree, and really shows how she cares for her to be there for her after Ree was beaten, and how she really is a sweetheart and cares for Uncle Teardrop to be having his medication on her to help him.

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"Sonny'n Harold'll die livin' in a fuckin' cave with me'n Mom before they'll ever spend a fuckin' night with you. Goddam you, Blond Milton, you must think I'm stupid idiot or somethin'." (pg 77)
When Milton offered to keep only one of her brothers, she felt so much anger of how belittle he was making like she couldn't handle taking care of her family. The other people around her don't see all the work she does to provide for her brother.

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"You know, there's people goin'round saying' you best shut up." Blonde milton was a grandfather in age but not in manner, square shouldered and flat bellied.."
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We know from Ree that he has a very harsh character and he is ruthless with words ut I think that we he just shows up infront of Ree and how he treats her in her own home says a lot about his character.

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"'I got them two boys and Mom to tend, man. I need that house to help'... Megan said, 'Oh, good lord, baby girl- you daddy left you to do all that?'"
(page 55)

This shows Megan as one of the few people who have actually cared enough for Ree to sympathize for her situation. Many people in the story hear what she is going through, but fail to make it clear that they truly understand the gravity of her problems. Megan asking these questions make her seem like a compassionate person that doesn't like the idea of a teenage girl having to juggle all this by herself. She knows that no one should be going through what she's going through, especially not alone, and ends up lending Ree a helping hand by giving her advice on the best place she should go to next. Although she doesn't go with Ree to visit Thump, she tells her to continue her journey and that she believes in her, which is enough to keep Ree motivated.
- Oscar Romero

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"Mom's skin was sallow, her face was blank and her soul was sincerely given over to silence and the approximate refuge offered by incomprehension"
(page 118).

This depicts Ree's mother, as someone who is empty and nonreceptive. Her mother no longer can grasp reality and it seems as if she has no idea what is going on around her. She has shun out the world, and is oblivious to how desperately her daughter needs her.
- Oscar Romero

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"'Mom, I need you. Mom- look at me. Look at me, Mom. Mom, I'm goin' to need you to help. There's things happenin' that I don't know what to do about. Mom? Look at me, Mom. Mom?'"
(page 118)

This really gives us an insight as to how Ree is dealing with the things going on around her life. It is all too much for her to make sense of, all by herself. However, Ree realizes in this moment that she is entirely left to deal with this by herself and it becomes a crushing reality to face. Later on, the weight of things seem to be easier for her to carry whether it be because she has learned to be more resilient in the face of adversity or because she feels like she has people around rooting for her, such as Gail and teardrop, who care about her.
- Oscar Romero

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"'Mom, you might as well come out of your room. This is how I look now. I know it troubles you to see, but you might as well come out of your room'n get some sun."
(page 153)

This really helps explain the circumstance that Ree's mother lives in. Because of her illness she can't manage her emotions properly and when she saw her daughter all beat up, it froze her. It is almost as though she can't accept that that happened to her daughter and as a result has locked herself in her room, away from looking at Ree. She refuses to leave her room, even to get some fresh air, which shows the huge difficulty she has with regulating her emotions.
- Oscar Romero

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"I got two little brothers who can't feed theirselves.. My mom is sick and she always goin' be sick.Pretty soon laws're taking our house away n'throwin' us out."
At this point Ree is starting to feel overwhelmed of everything she has to worried and take care of, without the house she feels that she can no longer take care and provide for her family.

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"i've got got some place i want to take you, Sweet pea. someplace they say'll make you feel better in your bruises'n all." (153)
This really shows how Gail had gone and is going through so much but she will always be there for her loved one. Thought the story Gail is like mother she nurtures and help the people around her.

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" Mom and Mamaw had both been of a mind to save anything and everything that might have been worn by somebody in the family someday or maybe have some unknown future use" (177)
This really shows how Mom has a tough time to really process her feelings, she keeps and becoming to hoard which shows that she has difficult time to let go of many things.