A. Topic Sentence
Both Dolores Price, the young woman with much more than an identity crisis, and Walt Kowalski, the unappreciated veteran are accustomed to their bad habits which are displayed on a day to day basis.
POINT
Dolores Price felt abandoned when her parents divorced; her father, being the only family member she could talk to, left her alone with a distant mother and a grandmother who just didn’t understand. Turning to her charming neighbour, Jack Speight, Dolores felt like she had a true friend; soon after this vulnerable young woman discovers his true intentions. After her rape, Dolores gradually eats her way into obesity and depression. Eating becomes a shield against the harshness of reality which she uses to isolate herself completely.
PROOF
“For days I refused to come downstairs for either school or supper, holing up in my room with the goodies Ma still faithfully provided.” (Lamb 118)
COMMENT
Dolores’ mother refused to not only discuss the rape with her daughter, but she failed to contact the police to have him penalized for such a heinous crime. Ignoring her daughter’s pain created a well of grief within her which she filled by allowing Dolores to miss school and eat junk food. Dolores’ mother instigated her poor eating habits.
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