- How does Lorna Cozier’s mother cope with her husband’s drinking prior to his illness? She keeps herself busy working a number of jobs during the day, and then looking after her daughter. She keeps a social life to a minimum, probably just to say she has one. She leads an independent life, void of her husband.
- How does his illness create additional problems with his wife? The father, due to his alcoholism, was late for family events, embarrassed himself in front of others, and was harmful to himself when intoxicated. These problems manifest in to bigger problems that the wife and the daughter both had to tolerate.
- How does her father’s behavior affect Crozier in her youth? Give specific examples. Believing her father would not show up to her valedictorian award, she had to tell the principle, whom her parents were to sit next to at dinner, that he wasn’t attending. Finally when he did show up, he was intoxicated once again, and embarrassed her further. This is one example of what caused all the insecurities that Crozier had to endure while going through life.
- Why do you think Crozier feels compelled to share her family secret? Does the present any additional problems for her? Crozier wants to share her family secret because it’s her way of showing her father off in a different light. Having grown up with his drinking looming over the family, having the ability to make poems that highlight other aspects of who he was brings a sort of comfort for her.
- What message does Crozier leave the reader with at the end of her memoir? She admits that her father was a drunk. She’s okay with that, and to be able to finally say it, after holding the secret inside for so long is welcoming. However, that’s not all he was, so there is excitement behind being able to finally talk about her father as something other than a drunk.
- Making Connections What qualities helped Lorna Crozier to survive her family situation? Find examples of other people who have accomplished great things in spite of a difficult childhood. Think of individuals you know, have heard or read about, or have seen in movies. Make a list of these people and share it in a class discussion. Are there similarities among these individuals? Perseverance is what kept Lorna Crozier from becoming what her father was, or from falling apart from the pressures of knowing such a secret about your dad. She excelled in school, and used that to draw attention away from the family secret. Oprah, is probably the biggest example of someone who has had a rough upbringing, but has gone against the odds and prevailed. I’m not particularly a fan of Oprah- I find much of what she does is just a show, and even her past history when she was a child was portrayed in a way to bring on the viewers, but who am I to say. From what she’s said, and how she’s gone about getting past that, is admirable.
Family – Lorna Cozier’s Mother and Husband Analysis
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Lorna Crozier’s mother coped with her husband’s drinking prior to his illness by keeping herself busy with work and taking care of their daughter. His illness created additional problems with his wife as the father’s alcoholism caused embarrassment and harm to himself and others. Crozier was affected by her father’s behavior in her youth, such as when he was intoxicated at her valedictorian award ceremony. Crozier shares her family secret as a way to show her father in a different light and finds comfort in being able to talk about him as something other than a drunk. The message Crozier leaves the reader with is that her father was a drunk, but that’s not all he was. Crozier’s perseverance helped her survive her family situation, and Oprah is an example of someone who has accomplished great things in spite of difficult childhood experiences.
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