I was a little confused at the start of this chapter. But once I got into the meat of it the story became easier to understand. I will admit I thought the speaker was a guy until they clarified Albertine was a daughter. In any case, I saw early one that these stories are about a troubled Native American family. The narrator in this chapter, Albertine Kashpaw, believes that her mother regrets having her. Also, one interesting thing to note is that Albertine calls her mother "Mama" and "Zelda." I think this shows the level of detachment and distance she feels towards her mother.
She is not entirely sure what to feel about the death of her Aunt June. Even though most of the family viewed June an easy woman who could not get her life together. I believe that Albertine admired her the most out of all of her aunts. I think this chapter is an excellent opening to this book.
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