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Quote #7
[Granny] had fenced in a hundred acres once, digging the post holes herself and clamping the wires with just a negro boy to help. That changed a woman [. . .] Digging post holes changed a woman (25).
So this is an interesting little piece of background: Granny's life wasn't all about ironing her husband's shirts and changing diapers. What do you think Granny means when she says digging post holes changed a woman?
Quote #8
Wounded vanity, Ellen, said a sharp voice in the top of her mind. Don't let your wounded vanity get the upper hand of you. Plenty of girls get jilted. You were jilted, weren't you? Then stand up to it (29).
Forget crying and devouring ten pints of Ben & Jerry's. Granny's reaction to being dumped shows that she isn't the type to let herself totally fall apart over a guy. Or at least that's what she thinks.
Quote #9
I want you to find George. Find him and be sure to tell him I forgot him. I want him to know I had my husband just the same and my children and my house like any other woman. A good house too and a good husband that I loved and fine children out of him. Better than I hoped for even. Tell him I was given back everything he took away and more (42).
Maybe Granny's efforts to be Supermom had a little something to do with (consciously or unconsciously) proving something to George rather than being the product of some crazy "maternal instinct."