'Lila Wingo in The Prince of Tides'

' unitary of the biggest victims of them all in Pat Conroys The Prince of Tides is Lila Wingo, the engender of the main(prenominal) protagonist tomcat Wingo. She has been through a countless criterion of trials and tribulations, and in allow go she pushed her pain onto her children, smart them as well. The events in Lila Wingos vitality have resulted in the person she becomes. Lilas childhood, the bulk she encountered, and the traumatic events she had g champion through all resulted in her retaliating on her children.\nLila Wingo was ever the solely about beautiful. always considered to be the most beautiful in the town, even when she got previous(a) she was appealing to the eye. My fuck off appeared in the doorway, immaculately dressed and train (Conroy 19) Tom describes his mother when he sees her. She is sibylline to be this long womilitary personnel, and she wouldnt let anything stain her encounter. Sadly at that place are umteen thing that would demolish her reputation. For example, she was raped by a man named Otis Miller, who the children Callanwolde. after(prenominal) that incident she vocalizes this didnt glide by. Do you sop up? Do you all understand? This did not happen (Conroy 485). The children dont understand why she is saying this because they dont realize that what other people opine is rattling(prenominal) important to Lila. She withal goes on to say Im thinking of our familys position in this town (Conroy 485). She wouldnt let anything tarnish her image which, consequently messes up her children even more. She didnt allow the cops to be called, no one got mental help, Lila just forced her children to take into account everything.\nLila Wingo as well do sure that her maintain and the childrens father, total heat Wingo, did not pick up out in fear that he might leave her, or he might think that Lila was doing something that was asking for her to keep up raped. Henry Wingo is also a very violent, abusive hubby and this affects Lila extremely:\nHe smashed her flavor against the picture underground and I was... '