takings as their mothers was to them(529). The superhuman quality is the divine foresight that mother has. And because of this divine sense the children become her followers. Also the part where Nanny and Sammy kept close to her heels(530) is a direct indication that they are following and doing what she says. This may seem like gibberish and impertinent to the thesis, except for the fact that in order for mother to move from a servitude to the father, to that of the Lords will she needs to have followers. She needs them in order to verify what she is doing is right. It is clearly seen through the way the Adoniram talks and dismisses Sarah in the beginning of the story that she is submissive to him and has no power in the family. But in the end without the childrens conforming to what mother is doing, she would have never had the power to move their belongings to the new barn. Even though at first the points of the children may have seemed to be an aspect which was a side bar to the thesis, it is in fact the main reason mother was able to start the revolt.By the end of the story Adoniram is not in power. This aspect is shown through how Father lacked the power to even remove his jacket, even though he is described as having a sturdily healthy(531) frame. He is also not referred to as father, but as an old man. Because old people are usually represented as being weaker and more needing of help, Father takes on the position of lesser power in the family. So because Sarah moved from Adonirams servitude to the Lords, father falls to a lesser power. It is in this position that he gives into his wife and builds windows and partitions as she asks.In the end Sarah has moved from servitude to a position of power in the family. And Adoniram has fallen from his position of not listening to what Sarah wants to one of submission to her needs. But there hasnt been sufficient foundation laid by Sarah to foreshadow that it will stay this w...
