"On the morning of her son's murder trial, Lacy picked a black skirt out of her closet, along with a black blouse and black stockings...she ripped three pairs of hose because her hands were shaking, and finally decided to go without. By the end of the day her shoes would rub blisters on her feet, and Lacy thought maybe this was a good thing; maybe she could concentrate instead on a pain that made perfect sense" (357).
I thought this quote interesting because it really shows Lacy's pain throughout the whole experience with her son Peter. After months of hurt and confusion, she must truly face the facts of the shooting and her son's part in it. I also thought there were intriguing connections between this particular quote, as Lacy dresses for the trial, and the poem "Bringing My Son to the Police Station to be Fingerprinted" that we read in class. In the poem, the mother is very focused on her clothing as she drives her son to the police station, just as Lacy spends time on her outfit before going to her son's murder trial. Both women seem to focus on their clothing, perhaps to ignore the other parts of their lives which they cannot control.
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