Dillard's Mother In An American Childhood

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In the narrative, An American Childhood, Dillard’s mother has many amiable qualities that Dillard picked up as a child. Her mother also has qualities that make Dillard ambivalent. In the story, An American Childhood, Dillard’s mother has qualities that make Dillard either amiable or ambivalent. Over the course of the story, one of the many amiable qualities that Dillard admires is her determination. For example, Dillard calls her mom “an unstoppable force” (pg. 113) after the post office made her change her address. Dillard has a surprised attitude towards it because she commented that she did not “know how she did it”. She had an even more surprised attitude when the worker listens to her and they do that same thing. Dillard’s mothers determination

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