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For the entirety of the play, Mattie Fae Aiken has been picking on her son Little Charles every chance she gets. She calls him dumb behind his back, berates him for making even the smallest mistakes, and tries to frame him as bumbling, incompetent, and lazy in her conversations with every other member of the family. In this passage, her husband Charlie breaks down and at last confronts Mattie Fae over her cruel treatment of their son, standing up for Little Charles and threatening to leave Mattie Fae if she not get herself under control. Charlie’s kindheartedness and generosity toward…