"THE TIGER'S CHILD"

One of this book's themes is something like "You shouldn't tame a cat you've found on the street if you can't take it home and take care of it to the end."

The situation seems more harsh after a little happy moment.

Sheila said to Torey.
"I'm not your property anymore. You don't own me. You didn't create me!"
"Because I didn't want to remember being too happy. I didn't want to think about those times, because I'd cry. Remembering bad things never bothers me. I think, 'Well, that's shit.' And pretty soon it was gone."


Did Torey create a better Sheila?
No.
Did Torey help Sheila to live a better life?

I'm not sure.

There isn't a happy ending, because she keeps living.
But I hope she would be happy.





■The Tiger's Child の単語
atrocious　残虐な
coercion　強制
ipso facto　by the fact itself
party pooper　座を白けさせるひと
eschew　〔悪いこと・もの・人などを意図的に〕避ける
※"eschewed the company"
prerogative　特権
adamant　頑固な
※"she remained adamant."
　abundant（豊富な）と間違えた。
elicit　引き出す
unrepentant　悔い改めない
emanate　発する
matricide　母殺し
cliff note　抄本、要約本
equanimity　落ち着き
cagey　〔意図・意見などを〕話したがらない
astute　明敏な、抜け目のない
※"astute business mind"
relish　〜を享受する
discomfiture　敗北、挫折、狼狽
※"She relishes my discomfiture"
delineate　描写する、線引きする