The daughter mentions her mother alot as the story progresses,she says stuff that her mother said through her memories.I think that the girls mother wants her daughter to be hardworking and have a good life,because the daughter does her best at school and around the house and her family's buisness.Through that we can see her mother had a big impact on her.The child always aspires to be like the adult since they admire them that's why the adults need to be a role model