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Quote #10
I cry for everything—for poor Smokey getting burned up by those boys, for every mean word some kid said to me, for all the times one of Mama's fellas raised our hopes and dashed them. Most of all, I cry for my poor dumb heart for secretly believing that Mama and Archie and me could be a real family. (18.77)
Our heart breaks for Turtle here, when Archie runs off with her cash and all her hopes and dreams. She beats herself up about it because she thinks she should have known better. Is she right, or is she just being too hard on herself? Over to you, Shmoopers.