While reading Bastard out of Carolina I wondered how a girl like Bone survived. She has managed to survive abuse and neglect. I think the worst moment for me came when the family found out about Glen abusing Bone. I thought it would be a fresh start for Bone and her family. But in a way it seemed to drag them down more. All through the abuse, Anney had always comforted Bone and Bone strongly loved her mother. To me that is a little disturbing. Anney never did anything to prevent the abuse. But once the family found out, Anney and Bone drifted apart.
I think in part, Anney felt lost. She had lost her husband, but at the same time, she was feeling guilty. Anney never did anything to stop the abuse or to tell her family about it. But at the same time, she truly loved Glen and I believe she felt guilty that her brothers beat him up. He never did abuse Anney and I think that hung over her.
My reaction is how can you choose your cruel husband over your innocent child? I think the reason Anney did was because she was very dependent on Glen. However, most of the time he was out of work and he contributed to the reason they moved so often. Anney really didn't need Glen, he was more of a convenience for her. Glen was someone Anney could go through life with. I think Bone is getting more and more messed up from her life. There really seems to be no hope for this family.
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The reason Bone doesn't hate her mother is because it's not her mother doing these horrible things. Also I still think Bone is trying to protect her mother because she knows that her mother will be unhappy without Glen, so Bone deals with the suffering because she wants to be close to her mother and she wants her mother to be happy. Another thing is that Bone has been beaten for a long time now and if you hear over and over agian that you are a bad person or it is your fault you start to blame yourself for what's happening. I feel so bad for Bone and I can't imagine what she would be like as an adult.
It made me really mad when i was reading that her mom and her sister both got mad at her when they found out about the abuse. what an awful thing to do. She is already probaly going to grow up with psychological damage from glen, and now shes going to have even more from her mom. Also, its one thing to be mad at bone, but she shouldnt let her anger allow Reese to be mad too, that is unfair and wrong. All its telling bone is that she was wrong, and she caused it. and at the same time it tells Reese that if this ever were to happen to her, she better keep her mouth shut because she wont have anyone to stick up for her.
I was really glad that the family found out about the abuse, and Anney decided to leave Glen. However, once this happened I didn't imagine that Bone would lose her support group or the bond between her and her mother. This bond was very important to Bone, and when she lost it, you could tell that things would never be the same for Bone.
I agree that Anney feels lost. It would have to be terrible to lose your husband, but she is choosing to lose her daughter as well. It would seem like this would have brought Anney and Bone closer together, but it is definitely doing the opposite.
Annie should have felt guilty she let Glen torture her daughter. Even if she didnt know about the rape she let that horrible man beat her child. Another thing that made me mad wad the way she reacted she wasnt confrtng at all.
I don't know how Bones was able to survive the neglect and abuse, and it was sad that her mother didn't see the sighns of abuse. Bones was abused for so long, and Anney didn't even pay attention. I wonder how she could have not noticed the warning signs, like Bones acting out. I think Anney was blinded by her love for Glen.
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