The beginning of this book is a little confusing I must admit. The way it opened and said it was telling a story and then it was just her talking I wasn't sure when the story begin or ended. In the beginning she starts of saying she is a story teller. All stories are not true and she makes that statement known as well. So i wonder is this a true story, a fiction story, or a little bit of both. It almost seems as if she is telling the story from her eyes, something an outsider wouldn't see. It's like the world sees this image as something they think might be real but can be a lie to the person who is living the truth. From what I did understand it seem like as a child she was confused. She wondered who determines her life along with her family’s life. Why did she have to be labeled as white trash when she was innocent? More importantly why does any have to be labeled as something because the way they choose to live? It is true though depending on your families action you can easily get a label based off them. When her mom died there was a part in the book where the aunt announced them as their mother's daughters and i took that as her aunt trying to label them as well. As an adult no matter what you should never tell a child they are this and they are that. And if it is done at home you can expect that if it comes from strangers it affects the child mentally.
