What Caught My Eye

I am particularly interested to discover how Claudia's relationship with adults, especially wer mother, affects her character development. Their relationship is similar to the one I have with my mother: somewhat abusive and degrading in the open, but secretly compassionate and loving. I will definately be keeping my eye open for parallels between Claudia and myself. ALso, Claudia's comment on page 12, "But was it really like that? As painful as i remember?" struck me. I often have pondered this question on sleepless nights, and I am begining to wonder if this question arose from Claudia's relationship with her mother. It is interesting that a character would note such a fact, as usally the narrator's word is absolute truth. In Claudia's case, she is questioning her memories and undermining her reliability as a narrator.