and stole her place. When in actuality Stella-Rondo has probably just divorced and came home to get the support of her family. Sister is so set on shaming Stella-Rondo that she will go as far as picking on the child to upset her sister. Sister starts to question the adoption story of Shirley T, and says “she looks like a cross between Mr. Whitaker and Papa-Daddy” (109), upsetting Stella-Rondo in the process. Sister is unable to drop the issue of Shirley T because she feels like this is finally her chance to get even with her sister. She asks very simple questions such as “can that child talk….do you realize she hasn’t spoke one single…word?” (115) The previous statement show that Sister is very childish, she could have just dropped the entire issue of the child being adopted or not. When someone is not very mature, they will tend to stir up petty things, or find any way to get the other person upset, especially if it is a person they are jealous of.When we tend to think of immaturity or jealousy we usually think of someone who is young and haven’t fully developed mentally. In the beginning of this story we would think Sister was a young child or an adolescent because of the childish things she does. She thinks Stella Rondo gets what she wants and throws it away on purpose. Sister states “when she [Stella-Rondo] was eight years old she threw it [necklace] away…. As soon as she [Stella-Rondo] got married…..the first thing she did was separate.” (108) Welty never tells the readers the age of Sister but does give pertinent clues. Sister is old enough to work at the P.O. and has attended a “Normal school (Teacher’s College)” (115) Sister’s immaturity and her inability to comprehend small things makes it difficult for a reader to see her as a college student. Sister thinks the reason Mr. Whitaker is not with her is because Stella-Ron...
