A Curious Amalgam discussion

Love it? Hate it? Questions, comments, concerns?

Oh the wisdom of an Irish mother. No matter the social status, mothers impart great insight to their children.

I think that sometimes lower classes have more direct wisdom or life lessons to offer. Typically upper class mothers in literature suffer from superficiality or, I don't know, they're like caged birds that don't sing. I. E. Daisy in The Great Gatsby or The Yellow Wallpaper, the mother in The Sound and the Fury. Lack of money equated to more freedom for women. What do you think?

I agree, Nikki. Lower class women were forced to handle tough situations and not sheltered. Through these experiences they gained wisdom.

Binge read 200 pages yesterday to finish the book. As my Goodreads review says, it read like a biography. Almost a compilation of short stories in the characters lives. We can learn so much from the tenacity and pride of this generation in our history.
Too many great lessons to list but here are a few of my favorites:
-Francie paid her penace for lying about her name with her pride, and was redeemed! And then her mom "censoring" her diary to maintain their pride with Papa's "illness". As if future generations would read Francie's diary and think less of him. And his death certificate too!
-Sissy's longing for a baby after so much heartache. And again, was redeemed.
- Katie is the one of the proudest, most tenacious characters I've experienced in modern literature. She had a quiet, steadiness about her. All with a happy ending.