In this part of the book, the little girl and her mom are getting in disagreement after disagreement. They're fights mostly are based on money though. Her mom has a tendency to spend carelessly and to buy items that are more expensive than what she should buy. This greatly irritates the daughter which causes her to rebel against her mother and to pick fights with her. This quote is an inner monologue that the girl is thinking about her mother.
“And even if you hate her, can't stand her, even if she's ruining your life, there's something about her, some romance, some power. She's absolutely herself. No matter how hard you try, you'll never get to her. And when she dies, the world will be flat, too simple, reasonable, fair.”
This quote somewhat reminds me of my own mother. That even though there are sometimes that I can't stand her and that she does things that really upset me, I still have to love her and I would miss her if she was gone. The part of this quote that gets to me to the most though, is about her power and how you can never get to her. When me and my mom get in arguments she never understands that what she says means so much to me. Her opinions and her views affect me more than she knows and more than I wish they did. She holds that power over me and I can never seem to affect her the way she does me. She is the one who can affect me, but never the way around. The ending of this quote also resonates with me. I know how much energy and craziness brings to my life, but if, when she dies the earth will seem flat and simple, I will miss her beyond measure.
This whole quote and analysis has really brought to light another facet of the parent child relationship. That parents always hold some power over children that is indescribable. That as much as you don't like them at points, their opinion of you matters. What they say and think of you matters, no matter how much you wish it didn't. That when they leave this earth and they are no longer here it is gonna be harder to live life without them then when they were here. That the world will seem boring and menial without the ever present, somewhat annoying presence in our lives.
Excerpt From: Mona Simpson. “Anywhere but Here.” iBooks. https://itun.es/us/dS6Yz.l
“And even if you hate her, can't stand her, even if she's ruining your life, there's something about her, some romance, some power. She's absolutely herself. No matter how hard you try, you'll never get to her. And when she dies, the world will be flat, too simple, reasonable, fair.”
This quote somewhat reminds me of my own mother. That even though there are sometimes that I can't stand her and that she does things that really upset me, I still have to love her and I would miss her if she was gone. The part of this quote that gets to me to the most though, is about her power and how you can never get to her. When me and my mom get in arguments she never understands that what she says means so much to me. Her opinions and her views affect me more than she knows and more than I wish they did. She holds that power over me and I can never seem to affect her the way she does me. She is the one who can affect me, but never the way around. The ending of this quote also resonates with me. I know how much energy and craziness brings to my life, but if, when she dies the earth will seem flat and simple, I will miss her beyond measure.
This whole quote and analysis has really brought to light another facet of the parent child relationship. That parents always hold some power over children that is indescribable. That as much as you don't like them at points, their opinion of you matters. What they say and think of you matters, no matter how much you wish it didn't. That when they leave this earth and they are no longer here it is gonna be harder to live life without them then when they were here. That the world will seem boring and menial without the ever present, somewhat annoying presence in our lives.
Excerpt From: Mona Simpson. “Anywhere but Here.” iBooks. https://itun.es/us/dS6Yz.l