Mrs. Lee's Character Analysis

One detail from the reading that stood out to be significant to me was the quote on page 131. Lee says, “Never quite up to her own exalted standards, she is often frustrated, dark-thinking, on edge. Periodically I’ll catch her gripped in fury at herself for not quite comprehending, say, the instructions on the box of Rice-A-Roni or Hamburger Helper (seemingly magical dinners that my sister and I whine fore, despite not actually liking the stuff), revealed in her wringing the packet like a towel until it’s about to burst, then remorsefully opening it and smoothing it out and trying to decipher the back of the box again.”

Mrs. Lee is a hardworking woman and tries to provide everything she possible can for her family. Making cooking one of