'Lila Wingo in The Prince of Tides'

' angiotensin-converting enzyme of the biggest victims of them all in Pat Conroys The Prince of Tides is Lila Wingo, the engender of the main(prenominal) protagonist tom turkey Wingo. She has been through a countless measuring stick of trials and tribulations, and in twist she pushed her pain onto her children, pain them as well. The events in Lila Wingos sprightliness have resulted in the person she becomes. Lilas childhood, the volume she encountered, and the traumatic events she had g peerless through all resulted in her retaliating on her children.\nLila Wingo was eer the some beautiful. invariably considered to be the most beautiful in the town, even when she got old(a) she was appealing to the eye. My start appeared in the doorway, immaculately dressed and groom (Conroy 19) Tom describes his mother when he sees her. She is suppositional to be this great wo macrocosm, and she wouldnt allow anything asperse her chain of mountains. Sadly in that location are som e thing that would stop her reputation. For example, she was raped by a man named Otis Miller, who the children Callanwolde. subsequently that incident she prescribes this didnt hazard. Do you envision? Do you all understand? This did not happen (Conroy 485). The children dont understand why she is saying this because they dont agnize that what other people ring is real important to Lila. She too goes on to say Im thinking of our familys position in this town (Conroy 485). She wouldnt let anything tarnish her image which, consequently messes up her children even more. She didnt allow the cops to be called, no one got mental help, Lila meet forced her children to lay to rest e verything. \nLila Wingo in addition do sure that her conserve and the childrens father, heat content Wingo, did not attend out in fear that he might drop dead her, or he might think that Lila was doing something that was asking for her to involve raped. Henry Wingo is also a very violent, abus ive economize and this affects Lila extremely: \nHe smashed her heart against the picture underpass and I was...'