Questions for Reflection
- The boy sees the de Spain mansion as a place of peace and dignity, associating it with a courthouse. His father sees it as a product of ˇ§Nigger sweat.ˇ¨ Are these views reconcilable? Does the father, for all his ruthlessness, raise a valid criticism of de Spain that the boy overlooks?
- In the end, the boy heads into the woods, apparently abandoning his newly widowed mother, his sisters, and his aunt. Is this decision justifiable, or does he still have a responsibility to his family? By moving on, is he repeating the pattern of escape established by his father?
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