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Bastard Out of Carolina I have thoroughly enjoyed this book so far. There were a couple disturbing and touching scenes, but as a whole, it is a good read. I decided to write my reflection paper on the ongoing change of relationship Bone has with her mother. In the beginning, Bone and her mother get along great and have a very close bond. As the story goes on the relationship gets weaker and weaker. Bone loves her mother very much and her mother loves her. How hard her mother tries to get the work “illegitimate” off of Bone’s birth certificate shows how much she truly cares for Bone, and also how badly she wants her to have a normal life. A normal life may be impossible for Bone however. As her mother gets married for a first time,
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