There’s Someone Inside Your House

by

Stephanie Perkins

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Makani’s Mother Character Analysis

Makani’s mother is Grandma Young’s daughter. She is narcissistic and too self-involved to care about Makani. While Makani is living in Nebraska with Grandma Young, Makani’s mother and Makani’s father remain in Hawaii and file for divorce. Makani’s mother grew up in Osborne and left the minute she graduated high school. She’d wanted to visit all 50 states before finding the perfect place to call her new home, but in Hawaii—the first place she went—she met Makani’s father and never left. Makani suspects her mother resents her for her freedom—a freedom Makani’s mother lost when she met Makani’s father, stayed in Hawaii, and gave birth to Makani.

Makani’s Mother Quotes in There’s Someone Inside Your House

The There’s Someone Inside Your House quotes below are all either spoken by Makani’s Mother or refer to Makani’s 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:
Trauma, Loss, and Grief Theme Icon
).
Chapter 28 Quotes

Running away from home didn’t change the fact that a person still had to live with themselves. Makani had learned this, though perhaps her mother never had. Change came from within, over a long period of time, and with a lot of help from people who loved you. Osborne wasn’t David’s problem. For Makani, Osborne had even been restorative. Being a psychopath was David’s problem. David was David’s problem.

Related Characters: Makani Young, David Ware, Makani’s Mother
Related Symbols: Corn
Page Number: 284
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Makani’s Mother Quotes in There’s Someone Inside Your House

The There’s Someone Inside Your House quotes below are all either spoken by Makani’s Mother or refer to Makani’s 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:
Trauma, Loss, and Grief Theme Icon
).
Chapter 28 Quotes

Running away from home didn’t change the fact that a person still had to live with themselves. Makani had learned this, though perhaps her mother never had. Change came from within, over a long period of time, and with a lot of help from people who loved you. Osborne wasn’t David’s problem. For Makani, Osborne had even been restorative. Being a psychopath was David’s problem. David was David’s problem.

Related Characters: Makani Young, David Ware, Makani’s Mother
Related Symbols: Corn
Page Number: 284
Explanation and Analysis: