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Rose Mary Walls is far from being a caring mother or a positive role model to her children. She is unable to provide the basic necessities required for survival and even resorts to stealing what little resources the family has for herself; “I wondered if she had been looking forward to

Mary was born Mary Winston in Hampton, Virginia. She was born April 9 1921. Mary was born to Frank Winston and Ella Scott Winston. She also grew up in the town of Hampton, Virginia. She had a dual degree when she graduated from high school. Her duel degrees were in math and physical science. She went to work as a school teacher in Maryland before she retuned back to Hampton.

It becomes known in the start of the short story that Mary has to sit next to "George Dickie" who is known for pinching people, this unfortunately adds to her run down appearance, as it leaves "marks on her arms" to which people judge her on, however although people judge Mary on her appearance, nobody intervenes to help her and they just accept the horrible way they treat her because of where's she comes from. This adds to tough decisions having to be made by the narrator as again she doesn't want to be associated with someone who has people constantly looking and judging them. This is a decision that is hard for the narrator as she knows being friends with Mary could have tough consequences on her own life. People would automatically assume that they must have the same way of life if the two of them are seen hanging out together around town and in the neighbourhood. Being a teenager is hard enough sometimes and the idea that Janice Galloway portrays in this short story, that sometimes you have to listen to yourself rather than other people, really comes across in the way that the narrators character handles the decisions she is faced

Is Mary a good liar? Mary is careless, clever and a devoted housewife. Although, she killed her husband, she truly loved him and would have done anything to stay by his side. At first, the reader might think Mary is a clingy and loving wife, but as the story progresses, the readers learn things aren’t always as they seem. Throughout the story Dahl reveals examples that helps the reader understand more about Mary’s character.

Like Joy, Mary went to university to help her family’s situation and had Tony and Wes at a young age. Her mother, Alma died when she was 16, shortly after Mary had Tony, due to her kidney failure transplant. Mary was married to Bernard, an alcoholic, and ended up leaving him. About eight months after they had Wes, Bernard was banging on their front door late at night. On page 24 it says, “Bernard continued to bang and scream. He stood the other side of the door in faded jeans and plain white T-shirt, his beard scruffy and his eyes bloodshot.” He was trying to see his son, but Mary just peered at him, disgusted. Finally, he left their front door, and it was the last time he tried to see his son. Mary was a hardworking, and independent mother who took care of two children by

Early Life: She was born to Charles and Mary Moore in 1752 near Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her family was one of the first to migrate to the Piedmont area of South Carolina.

(Bowen, 2000.) Although not much insight is given into the awful relationship Mary had with her late husband, there’s is evident that she resents her daughter. Precious became the target of neglect and abuse due to the fact that, her father raped her and her mother instead of protecting her became jealous of her own daughter. Mary intentionally tries to impair her daughter Precious by constantly demoralizing her by telling her that she is ugly, fat and stupid. Mary is fixed on the idea of hurting her physically, emotionally and psychologically. Mary is a constant remind to Precious of how she will be nothing without her. As a result, she internalizes this tension and many aspects of her life suffers. Precious is performing poorly at school, her physical health is bad as she is overly obese and she is a loner in the sense that she makes no effort to befriend anyone. She is constantly worried about what her mother is going to do to her for the day or she is constantly on edge with her mother, not knowing what to

be more successful as a parent. Much like Joy, Mary wants nothing but the best for her

Mary was a horrible role model for her two children.She had two sons whose names were Tony and Wes Moore.She partied instead of parenting her children, along with “hiding ” Marijuana in her family's home.On page twenty Mary blatantly lied to her own child’s face.She looked At Wes and said, “Mommy got some bad news about school, and I want to go see some friends

Mary Elizabeth Bowser was born the year of 1839 in Richmond, Virginia. Mary was born to slave owner John Van Lew who was a well-off hardware merchant. Mary and fellow slaves were freed by Elizabeth and her mother after the death of their master John Van Lew who died the year of 1843. Despite the fact that she was considered a free slave, she chose to stay an work for the Van Lew family as a free paid servant. She was sent to an African American Quaker school in Philadelphia by Elizabeth Van Lew, during the year of 1860 tension with the Civil War began to brew so she moved back to Richmond.

Mary Parsons was born in 1628 in Gloucestershire, England, after a while her family moved to Hartford, Connecticut. When she was eleven or twelve they settled in a town near Hartford, where she grew up and married Joseph Parsons a successful merchant in 1646.

Mary Ann was separated from her husband Richard due to infidelity. Matt was fond of Mary Ann, and just as he worried about his own children, he began to worry about Mary Ann and the troubles of her life. Matt and his wife, Ruth, had opposing views of their son’s relationship with Mary Ann. Ruth focused on all the negative aspects of Mary Ann; like having two young boys, her reputation which led to her separation from Richard, the fact that she was older than Frank, and most of all, not yet divorced. On the other hand, Matt saw the positive side of Frank and Mary Ann’s relationship.

Born on May 21, 1799, Mary Anning was born in the town of Lyme Regis, located in England. Her father, Richard Anning, a carpenter, and her mother, Mary Moore, had a total of nine children. Among the nine, only Mary and Joseph Anning reached adulthood; the rest had passed away while they were children (Famous People - Mary Anning).

P.L. Travers was born on August 9, 1899, in Queensland, Australia. Her rich fantasy life propelled her to write stories and poems at an early age, and after a brief stint in the theater, she moved to London, England, to pursue a literary life, hobnobbing with Irish poets such a William Butler Yeats. The Mary Poppins tales sprang from Travers entertaining young visitors, combined with a love of mythology. The Disney film Mary Poppins made the notoriously private and prickly Travers immensely wealthy, but also unhappy. She died in London on April 23,

Mary was born August 30, 1797 in London, England. She was the daughter of two well-known authors, Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. Her father a political philosopher and her mother was an early classic feminist. They