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The valley of amazement5/25/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() However, much of the estrangement between the women is actually understandable because Violet was completely abandoned by her mother, and it seems to the reader at least that her mother did not spend nearly the time or energy on trying to find Violet that Violet spent in search of a way to be with her daughter. An example of this in the novel is Violet's inability to understand why her mother would abandon her and head to California, choosing a child she has never got to know over a child she has lived with a lifetime when Violet herself is a mother and realizes she would go to the ends of the earth for her daughter, her anger with her mother dissipates because she is able to understand why her mother acted in the way that she did. Part of the disconnect is perfectly natural as it is very difficult for a daughter to see things from a mother's perspective as she is not yet a mother and cannot therefore understand a parent's motivations for things that they as a child just do not understand. The main theme in the novel is the contentious relationship between mother and daughter, in particular the gulf of understanding between the two, and their apparent inability to overcome this. ![]() ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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