This story has plenty of underlining emotional family drama. The two biggest effects on the family relations are the parents ( Mah and Leon) and the suicide of Ona. Both have effected and broken apart the main structure of the family, however the death of suicide of Ona was the major fracture. After Ona commits suicide everything changes, all the fractures in the family that were holding are shattered and every family member seems to be searching for the reason why. The story follows the family structure of three sisters, the oldest Leila is the narrator, Ona is the middle child, and Nina the youngest. Leila is whom the parents rely on the most for everyday things to rebuilding their relationships.Leila has in some sense become the parent in how she manages her parents life and feels she can't leave their side. Ona is placed to be the middle child (think Brady Bunch, "Marsha, Marsha, Marsha"). Leila watched all this as the youngest and left the situation when she was old enough.
I agree, with you. I think that in a lot of ways Leila does not want to leave Leon and her mother because she feels like they need her more than she needs them.
ReplyDeleteI think at the end of your response, you meant to say Nina watched and left when he was old enough, Not Leila.
You are correct. Blogging while watching the superbowl not recommended.
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