Summary
Patti continuously has more flashbacks about her childhood, teenage years, and adult years. After thinking about her life, Patti Davis finally decided to confront what she has been dreading to do for a long time. She finally decides to confront her mother about all the things that has happened. Even though her mother is in the hospital, and is not able to speak, or recognize who the person is that she is talking to, Patti still thinks that it is very important if she attempts to talk to her mother about all the pain that she was feeling. Patti stared into her mother’s emotionless, staid, eyes and asked why she hated her so much? Why did she always try to make it seem like she was crazy? And what was it that made her despise her so much? After each question the mother had no answer just staring at her in her bed with her emotionless eyes. Patti kept on asking more personal questions, trying to comprehend why was her childhood so awful. After a while all the pain of her childhood came back to her, and she began to get really angry with her mother because she was not able to respond to any of the hurtful questions she was asking. Even though she did feel a little better for asking her questions, she began to cuss and stormed out of the hospital.
Quote
“Why did you always try to make me feel like I was crazy, Mother? You don’t even have to answer me with words-you can answer me with your eyes. I’d be satisfied with that.”
Reaction
My reaction to this was mostly sadness. I felt bad that Patti was not able to get the answers that she needed. I did like however how she used the last line of the quote to show the desperation of how much she wanted her mother to answer her. By saying that she does not even have to speak, but she would be satisfied if she just answered with her eyes was very touching to me.
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