Summary Of The Girl Who Raised Pigeons

The introductory story, The Girl who Raised Pigeons, explores the relationship between a young girl, Betsy Ann, and her father, Robert Morgan and the incurred losses within the family and the surrounding neighborhood. Only nineteen when the great loss of his wife occurred, Robert became overwhelmed with the responsibility and loneliness from parenting. Following the death of her mother, Robert is consumed by his grief, and seeks guidance and aid from the community to raise his child: “I never looked down the line and saw bein by myself like this.” (p. 7). As Betsey Ann ages, she experiences . After a shoplifting episode, there is a strain and distrust on the father-daughter relationship. Though the focus maintains on the familial relationship