An Honorable Sacrifice

Sacrifice can be an honorable death and death can be an honorable sacrifice. Pearson seemed to have envisioned this when developing Mother. Mother has sacrificed a lifetime to her children and husband, resulting in a negative outcome. Her identity has changed so dramatically that she is no longer mentioned by name but by her role in the house. Her family has stricken her of self-worth and she rationalizes with it. “It’ll be hard…when I go” This line carries the underlining result of an altruistic life, the continuous instinct to care. Even in her final moments she feels genuine pity for them. Those who she cared for will now have to live independently from her support. The dying of the mother is parallel to the red dress. They both expose