Text Introduction|Culture Notes Author|Structure This narrative text consists of dynamic and vivid accounts of the chief character's mental illness and her behavior,and of the writer's love and resentment of her daughter.Different moods and behavior of the chief character are represented.When seized with mental illness,or irritated by her mother,she pours out frenzied mutterings or infuriated utterances and complaints.When she becomes quiet and impassive,she acts normally and even gently or mildly.There are many examples in the text that clearly show that the writer both loves and resents her daughter. This narrative text consists of dynamic and vivid accounts of the chief character's mental illness and her behavior, and of the writer's love and resentment of her daughter. Different moods and behavior of the chief character are represented. When seized with mental illness, or irritated by her mother, she pours out frenzied mutterings or infuriated utterances and complaints. When she becomes quiet and impassive, she acts normally and even gently or mildly. There are many examples in the text that clearly show that the writer both loves and resents her daughter. Text Introduction | Culture Notes | Author | Structure