How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"Anney!" he whined like a little boy. "I don't know what happened. I was just gonna talk to her, darling. I just wanted you to come home, for us all to be together again!" (20.85)
Remember how earlier in the novel, Ruth told Bone that Glen was like a little boy vying for Anney's maternal affection? Well, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, let us direct your attention to Exhibit A. Poor lonely Glen just wanted them all to be a family again, and he wanted it so badly that he raped Anney's twelve-year-old daughter to, um, make that happen. It's almost as if he is trying to get Anney to see him as a childlike victim. Guess what? It works. Sheesh.