Literary term- irony: "I was stunned. I could almost see them hugging and kissing one another. I was crying for joy with them, because I had been wrong." (115)
Quote- "And I knew that was not true. I knew my mother made up anything to warn me, to help avoid some unknown danger." (105)
Lena St. Clair's mother was very protective of her daughter. She often told her untrue stories to protect Lena from danger. She would tell Lena harsh consequences of certain actions, however, these were not true answers. Lena's mother had Lena's best interest in mind when she told her these stories. She was just trying to protect her daughter from danger. This quote shows that Lena's mother would say anything to warn Lena of any type of danger. This reminds me of something my father told me once when I was a young girl. He told me that if I swallowed my gum, my intestines would stick together. When he told me this, I was frightened and told him I would stop swallowing my gum. I now know that he made up that story to get me to stop swallowing gum. Although he made up the consequence of this act, he did it for my benefit, similar to what Lena's mother did.
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