uess she knew in her mind instantly, and didnt need to dwell on her past or future life.(p.242)Daisys personality made her strong, and it kept anyone from telling her what she could and could not do.She always makes a mess sound easy. There arent any problems for Daisy. If she doesnt like someone she says, Go to hell. Then she wipes her hands and walks away.(p. 248)Daisys approach on her suffering was just like that of the approach on people she doesnt like. If she was faced with a problem or something painful happened to her, she simple said, Go to hell, and moved on.May had trouble moving on from her defeats and losses. She tended to dwell in her misery and deny any problems she had. She figured her life would always be miserable, and since she had that attitude, the majority of her life was full of sadness and anguish. Her childhood was strenuous and busy. She worked for her parents and helped take care of all her younger siblings. All of the work wore her down and she looked forward to getting away from it all.Someday, Im going to find a man who doesnt know one thing about seed corn, and Ill follow him away and never come back to Honey Creek.(p. 31)She wasnt happy with her life, and she wanted someone to come and make it better for her. That someone was Willard Jenson. Hey was Mays whole world and more. Then he was gone. The death of her first husband was one that seemed to lie in the back of her mind forever.May figured that officials in the government who had the lists of dead people had made a mistake. She told Sid she knew it was a simple mistake and that after the war was over Willard would come home. He was hiding under all the carnage so the enemy wouldnt notice he was alive.(p.40-41)After Willard died, May saw everything differently. Nothing made her happy and she constantly snapped at others. She even failed to love her daughter at times. When Ruth picked the tulip bulbs instead of the onions, her mother la...
