Why was it such an upheal that she got pregnat unrightfully? What did it mean in that time period when someone did that? Now a-days it is so common, but I still think it is sad under most circumstances. Not that it has to be this way but my generalistic thought on young irresponsible single mothers is that they become depressed and then look for attention and a guy to help take care of the baby, but leave the baby with mom, and introduce bad relationship after relationship to the baby teaching it nothing about love, stability or self-confidence. That's my negative view but I know young single mothers and that doesn't prove true for them.



"Now that you have started to menstruate, what happened to her could happen to you. Don't humiliate us. You wouldn't want to be forgotten as if you ha never been born." (392-393, last and first paragraph on each page.) Words of a loving nurturing mom. haha.


"I wonder whether he masked himself when he joined the raid on our family" (393, 7th para.).
How creepy of a thought is this; this quote reminds me of the Ku Klux Klan and how the masked themselves during their raids, but during the day they were most likely the people selling and conversing with the Blacks.