Lion´s soul
In the story “Secrets”, Mary was the boy´s Great Aunt. The main conflict in the story was that Mary was betrayed by her nephew.
When she was young she had dark hair, she never loosen it, she had brown eyes, her nose was thin and straight. Mary always smiled, she was a very beautiful person.
The time passed, and when she was old but healthy she had a small-her head and when she sat on a chair it seemed she got smaller each year. Also her skin was fresh, her hair white and always well washed.
Then when she was dying she had her fingers around a crucifix but as she was so weak their fingers kept loosening, this shows us she was very religious. She didn't feel well so her face was pale and she moved her head side to side closing her eyes.
Mary suffered a very difficult past. The Great Aunt had had a lovely romance, which was in the First World War. Despite the distance they were in love, so they sent letters to each other often. the letters were sent by John but they were signed “Brother Benignus” because the relationship between Mary and John was secret and private; also because Brother Benignus changed his life and became a priest.
In another part of her past was her nephew. They had a good relationship, they played, she read books to him all nights. Until a day this wonderful relation finished because the boy betrayed and deceived Mary by invading her privacy. He took and read John´s letters when his Great Aunt had banned him to touch them.
The behaviour of Mary on one hand was understandable. She was very angry with her nephew because he had ignored Mary´s order. But on the other hand she acted badly because the Great Aunt hit him with a slap and also she said to him : “You are dirt, and always will be dirt”. The days passed and she died.
To conclude, that quote represents the character Mary. This shows us how angry Mary was in the story. If we had to choose an animal for this character it will be a lion. In the story, Mary was brave like a hunting lion, because although her boyfriend was in the distance she continued loving him.
