"In real life, I am a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands. In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and overalls during the day."
(p. 174)
Well this chapter is all about characterization and that's what we did in class, so i might as well blog about it. Mama is shown as a tough-as-nails character. Every time I think of her, for some reason, I get this image in my head of this lady I saw wearing a t-shirt that said "Hunting Bucks and Driving Trucks" but thats a different story. Anyway, in this quote, Mama is shown as quite a determined and somewhat stubborn character. Throughout the story, there are just reocurring instances that convey to the reader that she is the one in charge. I know I wouldn't want to mess with her. Also, the paragraph this quote comes from reminds me of the most interesting man in the world guy from the commercials. She goes through all of these random instances in her life to show her rough exterior like the most interesting man in the world does to show he is interesting. The story's narration by her, I think, better serves the nature of her character and allows the reader to indirectly get an understanding of who she is.
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