She hadn’t known what would happen, she’d sobbed to her father later, as his cane flashed through the air towards her. She didn’t hear what he said, didn’t see the dark fury of his face.
-- Narrator (Chapter 2)

Importance: Violet tries to explain to her father her mistake when she did not realize that the bees would hurt Graham. When Violet learns more about her mother and Rupert’s relationship with her that Violet’s father was not as much angry with her as he was frightened of her because she was showing traits similar to her mother’s.

I killed my father, she thought. I am the monster.
-- Narrator (Chapter 6)

Importance: Kate believed she was a monster after her father died when he pushed her out of the way of an oncoming car, but he could not save himself. Kate had run into the path of the car because she heard the...