"I Stand Here Ironing": Essay
             In this story, it was obvious that Emily's mother did not take on her responsibilities of being a mother as well as she should have. Many factors of how Emily was raised contributed to her actions and attitude, for example the treatment she was given by her mother. However, her mother was not the only blame for her daughter's situation, Emily's father was too. He walked out on Emily and her mother when she was born saying he "could no longer endure sharing the want with us" in a good-bye note he wrote. Therefore, Emily didn't have a father figure throughout her life.
             Emily and her mother had to both suffer for how she was raised. Emily sometimes had to starve because her mother had no job, therefore she had no money. At other times, Emily would have to stay at home alone while her mother either worked or stayed out at night with her husband. Due to Emily's mother not being able to manage food and care for her, Emily was sent to a home where she would be taken care of. This incident may have affected Emily also. For at this shelter, parents could not come in physical contact, such as holding, hugging, or kissing, with their kids, which affected Emily more because when she returned home she would barely let her mother hold her or show any type of affection.
             Another factor that may have affected Emily when growing up was her mother tossing her between different people. When Emily was younger she was sent to live with her father while her mother attempted to make money. By the time she came back she had to start nursery school where I believe she didn't enjoy attending, which her mother assumed because of her own thoughts of how a nursery school teacher treated the children. Emily would always try to find an excuse to stay home from school. When Emily's mother would work, she would sometimes leave he
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