It would cleanse the village of sin because the killing was a crime against the earth goddess.<span>
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Answer:
Mother/Writer:
1. Disturbed over her son's new development at the age of thirteen.
2. Endeavored to punish her son when he misbehaves.
Son/Teenager:
1. Stubborn and disobedient to the mother
2. Lazy and dirty
3. Ready to withstand his mother
Explanation:
The above are my observations of the mother and son.
We see that the mother was not happy with who her son became. She experienced tough time in the hands of her thirteen years old son. The son, on the hand was disobedient and defiant. He was also lazy and unkempt. He was a son that was almost ready to withstand his mother. Whenever the mother punishes him for his misbehaviors, he feels like revenging the mother.
E. an attention-getter at the beginning of the story
