Bess Character

My chosen character is Bess the Mother-in-law. She seems like an interesting character to me, almost like a reflection of The Narrator. Bess is the mother of four boys each of which are adults. Bess being surrounded by only boys gives her a feeling of desire for female interaction especially at her old age; we are told this on pg.191 “I cant wait for her to grow up, I could use some female company.”. The Narrator sums up her loneliness with only three words “Too many boys.”. I feel like Bess is a reflection of The Narrator seeing as they both lost their husbands and has a sense of distance between their children in different ways, perhaps this is why they feel so attracted to each