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Mother Loves Me
Children usually form a powerful and unseparable bond with their
family. These fortunate angels get all the love and attention they call for.
But for children less fortunate, they are also in need of love and care. For
example, Jerry, a twelve year old orphan in the short story A Mother in
Mannville by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, had experienced his young life without
a family. He was sent to the orphanage at the age of four. However, as he
started to spend time with the writer who lived in a cabin below the
mountains, Jerry felt a great maternal affection towards her. They became very
close and, hence, developed a strong relationship between them. For Jerry and
all children, a child's true wish is for their mother's love.
A period of time after Jerry had been with the writer, he developed
a strong affection towards her. One night, sitting with the woman in front of
the warm fire, Jerry became sentimental, telling her that she looked a little
like his mother. He told a moving story about his mother, who lived in
Mannville, and how she always sent gifts to him on Christmas and on his
birthdays. But the story was later revealed that Jerry never had a "mother in
Mannville." He fabricated the lie because he loved the writer just as much as
he would love his own mother. Jerry felt that the woman was very close to him,
and being with her gave him a warm feeling-a feeling like home. Even the
writer's dog, Pat, was intimate and never barked at him. To Jerry, the writer
and Pat were a part of his life.
If Jerry never felt this kind of motherly love from the woman, he
would not have lied about his "mother in Mannville." In other words, if the
writer was not as nice and understanding, Jerry would not have lied. He would
never want a mother who does not care about him. When Jerry lied about his
mother, he wanted the writer to realize that he was really referring to her as
his "mother." There was no distance between them and Jerry always felt safe
and comfortable to talk to her. But if Jerry never sensed the passion and