The beginning really confused me. When I first read through it, I thought that Annie was very young and relied on her father. I caught on a little when the author started talking about a sculpture Annie made of her father. I did not entirely catch on until the author started describing Annie's job. Then, I got that she was an adult, but I do not get why the author would start out the story like that. Did the beginning mean to confuse the reader on Annie's age?
I thought that it was weird that Annie's dad lied all this time about his actual place at the prison. Even if he is ashamed of what he has done, why would he lie to his daughter about his past? He did not have to tell her everything that he did at the jail, but he could have at least told her that he was a prison guard. The scars on his face constantly remind him of what he has done, but yet he still cannot tell his daughter the truth. The way he is described in the story, he is a strong and courageous man. I do not think that hiding things from the past is courageous, and it is definitely not a sign of strength. I do not think it was right for him to allow his daughter to be inspired by his lies. If he chooses not to tell her everything about his time at the prison, that is up to him, but he should have at least told her some of the truth so she would have the correct image of her father.
When her father hides the statue in the water, I guess that shows that his shame of his past is a great part of his current life. He did not mind living in the lie when it was only his daughter believing the lies, but once the statue that was inspired by his lie was about to leave his presence, he became aware of his guilt. He was willing to do anything to stop the lie about his life from spreading to another family. I think it was a little selfish because his daughter had worked hard on the statue and had found a willing buyer for it. I do not think that the father had any right to take the statue and hide it forever because it was the beginning of his daughter's success. It is a definite sign of selfishness to me. I do not find the father the slightest bit heroic.
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I completely agree. The father was horrible. He should have trusted Annie enough to tell her the truth. I mean I can see why he wouldn't want anyone else to know the truth but not telling his daughter was selfish on his part. If he would have just told her the truth in the beginning she would have never have made the statue about her father. How embarassing would it be to show up at Gabrielle's house without the statue? I would have been really angry with my dad if he had done that to me.
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