Significant Quote:
"Just Like Mommy did years before me, I began my own process of running, emotionally disconnecting myself from her, as if by doing so I could keep her suffering from touching me." (138) I found this quote significant because it represents an adult reflection by the author. He experienced this process of "running" when he was in the tenth grade. It's also an accurate connection between himself and his mother. James's mother considers herself "dead" from her family. She doesn't know where any of them are now or even if they are alive. James is gradually disconnecting himself from his mother just as she did with her family. At this point in the memoir, James's father has just died and his mother is undergoing a deep stuggle to recover. James seems to have great difficulty seeing his mother in this state and probably finds it necessary to emotionally disconnect himself from his emotionally unstable mother.
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Hey! I am going to need to use this technique that your author used for tomorrow's paper! I find it interesting that the character in your story runs away from his problems. I would just confront them and take charge!
Emily, from what I read.I liked,and your book sounds pretty interesting. I am really tired and so I don't think I actually understood what exactly it's about, but form what I can comprehend sounds good.
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