#602 The Sunday Following Mother’s Day- Edward P. Jones

#602 The Sunday Following Mother’s Day- Edward P. Jones

This is a pretty violent story. Madeleine’s father killed her mother by stabbing her to death when she was four. Her older brother Samuel was also there. Violence begets violence and son’s take after their fathers. Twenty years later, Samuel killed his wife in the same way, leaving his children Maddie and Sam behind for Madeleine to take care of.

There are obvious parallels in these characters starting with the names. Sam-Samuel, Madeleine-Maddie, etc. It shows that the people in our families can be reflections of ourselves, extensions of our potential or weaknesses. How connected are we to our families? How large is our need for that connection that we would still feel that connection after such horrible acts?

Rating: 8-7-7-7 Total= 29