![]() ![]() Anney, delusional and overwhelmed, does not stop Glen from abusing Bone, even going so far as to blame the young girl for provoking the attacks. Instead of strengthening the family, however, Anney's new husband tears it apart. She marries Glen Waddell in the hope of providing normalcy and stability for her daughters, Bone and Reese. By 20, Anney has given birth to another daughter and has lost a husband, leaving her vulnerable and desperate. AnneyĪnney Boatwright grows up quickly after giving birth to her first child out of wedlock at the age of fifteen. Remarkably mature, Bone realizes at the end of the novel that she must sever her relationship with her mother to protect herself. ![]() After that, Bone develops an uncontrollable fascination with violence and sexuality. Bone's stepfather, Daddy Glen, starts physically and sexually abusing her at a young age. She deeply resents the middle and upper class people who judge and belittle the downtrodden and rough-edged Boatwright family. ![]() She is an intelligent girl, but life's constant disappointments have filled her with intensity and anger. ![]() Ruth Anne Boatwright (nicknamed "Bone") is the narrator and protagonist of the novel, which chronicles her life from her birth to just before her thirteenth birthday. ![]()
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