Holding her hand! Right on Pine.
-- Narrator (Pages 1 - 5)

Importance: Though Alma's daughter, Pammy, is attempting to spend authentic time with her on Mother's Day, Alma sees Pammy's words and actions as false. In this moment, she exclaims at her daughter's show of affection. She cannot let go of how Pammy acted towards her when she was a child, and allows Pammy's former childhood behaviors to determine how she sees her daughter in the present. This moment also introduces the story's point of view, as the third person narrator inhabits Alma's consciousness and adopts her version of reality.

Who could blame him? Home was no fun. Due to Pammy and Paulie. Drastic measures were required.
-- Narrator (Pages 1 - 5)

Importance: The longer Alma and Pammy walk together, the more Alma finds to remind her of the past. The more she thinks of the past, the more she searches for someone to blame for her own unhappiness. In this passage...