Kiese’s grandmother was the person that taught him how too speak and what to do and what not to do. This shows that his mother wasn’t really the best example or the one teaching him to be the best version of himself. Laymon didn’t really have a good relationship with his father, he barely had no memories of his father. His psychologist told him that he had a problem with violence both in school and at home. The book heavy states “What I mean is this: if you’re having problems with violence at school, I wonder how you’re experiencing violence at home.” This demonstrate that there’s more to his pain and his suffering, there’s so many deep circumstances and issues that has made him like that. Is not only his parents, not only the people around him but everything that has happened to him has mentally impacted him in a negative way. In other words he’s still not over it, he still leaves with those memories and experiences. Laymon has used alcohol as a way to demolish all of those feelings and emotions that he feels deep inside of his heart. Alcohol is a way to suppressed your most deepest feelings and concerns, is a way too stop thinking, for just one moment to stop that sadness and emptiness and that what Laymon is doing.
I enjoyed reading your summary. I noticed you talked about Laymon’s experiences with his mother and not growing up with a father, which impacted his childhood drastically. This is a similarity that Jaquira Diaz from “Ordinary Girls” has as well, she has a father but isn’t as close with him and he doesn’t show her any love or affection.
I liked reading your summary, I even observe that in the book “Fairest” and the book you are reading, a connection that exists is that both grandchildren were educated by their grandmothers since their mothers could not do it, it will be because of the role of the mother is it too big for them?