We Were the Mulvaneys Chapter Summary & Analysis - The Pilgrim: Tears Summary

The Pilgrim: Tears Summary

Marianne dreams of the day her mother will call and tell her that she can come home, that her dad wants to see her. Until that day, she hides her pain. Marianne works hard and often volunteers for jobs that might cause her to discomfort, such as cutting onions or shoveling snow on a cold day, in order to cry out her pain in private. One time, Marianne cried so much while shoveling snow in the cold that her tears froze to her cheeks and some of the men at the co-op had to take her in the house and melt them so she would not suffer frostbite. Another time, Marianne began to cry in the greenhouse, and one of the other girls became so upset that she went and found Abelove to help Marianne. Abelove came to greenhouse to try to help Marianne through her crisis, but only managed...
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