He didn’t know any of the answers but he felt instinctively that she had been gone for too long.
-- Narrator (NA)

Importance: Joy questioned Jack about the reasons why their mother might have been gone so long and what they should do. Even though Jack does not know the answers to Joy’s questions, he knows that his mother should not have been gone as long as she has been Later, Jack will wish that he had not been as tentative and had acted sooner. He blames himself for his mother’s death.

A good lawn was the first line of defence. People saw the outside of the house being cared for and assumed that everything inside was cared for too.
-- Narrator (NA)

Importance: Jack makes sure to keep the outside of his house looking neat, believing that it will keep people from asking questions about what is going on inside the house. Jack’s...