Over the course of the novel, Miranda's relationship with her mother changes. In what way does it change?

Miranda gets annoyed with her mother when she insists that Miranda change her behavior and values to fit their new situation. They cannot be the same people they once were, but must now focus on survival. Miranda resents being questioned over where she is going, and being told off for trying to help others. At first she is unwilling to accept that her mother is being sensible and trying to protect them, but as things get more and more severe she starts to see that survival will not be as easy as she had thought. She sees that her mother is right. However, as she gets hungrier and more scared, her temper gets shorter and she is more irritable. She hates all her mother's rules, while at the same time seeing that they are necessary. She also begins to feel that her mother is giving up on her and her future, as if she does not expect Miranda to survive. This frightens her, and also makes her very sad. On top of this, she is very jealous of Jonny, on whose survival her mother seems to be betting. Miranda sees that her mother is giving Jonny more food, and she interprets this as her mother loving him more. Miranda begins to get into lots of fights with her mother, and finds herself acting like a child; frustration and anger are her only way of coping with her fear and feelings of guilt and abandonment.