The Tull Family

The Tull family is dysfunctional at best. The relationships between mother and son, brother and sister, and mother and daughter change in many ways. With age comes new life experiences that can mold a person. Some grow up and never learn. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant does a good job of showing personalities change as its characters get older Cody and Pearl have a turbulent relationship. As a child, he is always the trouble maker. He is always overshadowed by his “perfect” brother Ezra and acts out accordingly. In his teenage years, being the oldest, he becomes his mother’s rock. As he descends into adulthood he grows very distant and resents her for his childhood. He calls her difficult. He lets on that she’ll never be forgiven.