The mother of Jackie and Nora and husband of Father, Mother’s main role in the story is despising Gran’s manners and stopping her husband from beating Jackie. When their father won’t speak to her for days afterward, she won’t speak to Nora, appearing to blame her daughter for Father’s violence. This displacement of blame might be what’s influencing Jackie to blame his own misbehavior on others, especially since he and Mother appear to be allies throughout the story. Mother also sends Nora to care for Jackie when he goes for his first Confession.
Mother Quotes in First Confession
The First Confession quotes below are all either spoken by Mother or refer to Mother. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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First Confession
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…to make matters worse, my grandmother was a real old country woman and quite unsuited to life in town. She had a fat, wrinkled old face, and to Mother’s great indignation, went round the house in bare feet—the boots had her crippled, she said.
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Mother Quotes in First Confession
The First Confession quotes below are all either spoken by Mother or refer to Mother. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
First Confession
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…to make matters worse, my grandmother was a real old country woman and quite unsuited to life in town. She had a fat, wrinkled old face, and to Mother’s great indignation, went round the house in bare feet—the boots had her crippled, she said.
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