Mother’s Love

In Johnson’s novel The House of Eve, Johnson illustrates the strength of the love a mother has for her baby both through the stories of the mothers who have had to give up their babies and those who have fought to keep them. In her situation, Ruby recognizes that giving her baby up for adoption is the most loving thing that she can do for her. Bubbles has her baby in secret and then sneaks away to raise it with the father of the baby. The story of Eleanor’s late-stage miscarriage illustrates how much love a mother feels for her baby before it is even born.

Ruby demonstrates her love for her baby by giving it so that she and the baby both can have a better life. Ruby’s decision to give up her child helps her to have a better...