Question & Answer
- The living situation is obviously dangerous, why do you think our narrator is still living with the other characters?
- In what ways do you think living under those conditions impact the narrator’s son?
- Why do you think the narrator’s mother stopped chanting?
- What do you think the narrator’s boyfriend is up to?
Shannon Shanà on Thursday 
I believe the narrator is still living with the other characters because they are what she’s used to. Sometimes escaping is easier said than done. Emotional abuse can outweigh physical abuse; it’s likely she believes this is all she’s worth, and that deep down, her family loves her.
The narrator’s son can grow up perpetuating the behavior he’s used to witnessing. Contrarily, he could become protective of women.
The mother’s silence could have been a somber acknowledgement of what was happening to her daughter.
I don’t know what the boyfriend is up to. Initially, I presumed him to be akin to the father. However, after rereading, it’s possible he just wants to love Shannon; to be a small escape from a tumultuous world.
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