Marthalice, Mathalice, And Impregnated By Danny Spano

The first line of the song, “‘Til it happens to you, you don’t know,” talk about a person who was raped. Marthalice, Daisy, and Susan were all raped. Marthalice and Daisy were raped and impregnated by Danny Spano. Rennie found all this out in a short period of time. She is trying to understand what they all went through and she is trying to help them recover, but it is hard for her. Mrs. Stroud told Rennie that Marthalice was raped and had a child but gave it away. Rennie learns about Daisy when Danny tells Daisy that he wants to take his child. The last line of the song is, “You gotta get up and move on.” That is exactly what Daisy and Mathalice do. Marthalice moves to denver and starts to work. Daisy keeps working and fights to save her child from Danny. Overall, this song shows the struggle someone goes through after being raped.
I can bite my tongue,” means that she is willing to do many things for you. This very much describes Rennie. Rennie is very obedient and is smart-witted. She knows when to add her opinion and when not to. Rennie doesn’t complain about the workload or people. She justs does it because she knows her father and mother are depending on her. The third to last line is, “I can hold the weight of the world.” This applies to Rennie because she is very strong emotionally. Rennie is dealing with her mother being ill and her brother being in a prison of war camp. Rennie has to also help her friend, Betty Joyce, get away from her abusive father. Rennie is being relied on a lot. She has to stay strong for her mother, father, brother, and