Eva Peace

I was the most intrigued with Eva Peace and her character. When her husband, BoyBoy, left her I saw that she wanted him back and was excited to see him once again. Just like any woman, she was happy to have him back into her life and she did not know what to really expect. My heart went out to her when he came to her house and made her feel like a low life. The scene where she watched him laugh about her to his girlfriend tore her heart up. It was then that I believe she truly learned how to live on hatred and to have a hardened heart. Her emotions were shut down and bottled up. When she was later asked if she loved the kids or not, I believe that the pain BoyBoy brought on her is what caused her to not know how to truly express herself.

My thoughts on her burning Plum up in his bedroom showed me that she actually DID love him, but that was just her way of showing it. He came back from the war, but his demeanor and character was destroyed. I believe he was doing drugs which caused him to be completely childish and she felt like she was out of control in helping him. Any mother wants their child to not be surrounded by misery and her actions of burning him up is what justifies it all.

I found it very interesting to see that she put her leg across the railroad tracks and lost her led in order to collect money. She was a satisfied woman with a certain level of a satisfactory life. Why would she do that? I believe that even though that was a crazy thing to do, it was HER way of showing that she loves and cares for those in her house. She needed ways to help take care of everyone and did what she thought she needed to do.