as afraid and didn't want to assume any responsibilities. While Sharon, Mrs. Rivers, on the
             other hand, not being a pretty woman, possesses inner beauty which makes her even more
             beautiful, but as a person, "My Mama's a kind of strange woman - so people say - and she was
             twenty-four when I was born, so she's past forty now. I must tell you, I love her. I think she's a
             beautiful woman. She may not be beautiful to look at - whatever the fuck that means, in this
             kingdom of the blind."(pg.29) When Tish, for the first time, announces that she is pregnant
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