Lillian was
a boss. She helped humans who had been smuggled survive in
the wild arena we call the land of the free,
America. I admire and respect
Lillian as a robust character with a heart
of gold and a spine of steel. She battled the evils that the
fates sometimes deal to those who have committed evils to others in
past lives. Lillian was like a Betty White, who out of the goodness of
her heart and shrouded in a cloud of kickass strength, mystery, and
darkness, aided the alienated humans of America who
were stricken by the fates. While
describing her heroine in the novel, Jasmine once says, “[Lillian] represented
to me the best in the American experience and the American character. She
went to jail for refusing to name her contacts or disclose the names and
addresses of the so-called army of illegal aliens she helped ‘dump’ on the
welfare roles of America.”
(chapter 19, page
137) I appreciate the courage and bravery of Lillian and
her daring quality of forceful character that set her
apart from the rest of the individuals in the novel. Lillian clearly lived
a life of performing service to others. She embodied the quote on the bottom of
the Statue of Liberty – “Give me your tired, your
poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Lillian was
a slice of true Americana,
which is why she is my favorite character.
- J. A. Kind
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