Summary
In these last pages of the book, Jane talks about the birth of her new daughter, Sophie, and that she was glad that Richard and her mother hadn't found out that she had become pregnant again(pg.205). She also mentions how her and Steve were trying really hard to make everything betweeen their family be at ease, although she may have stressed Steve out just a bit. She also talked about how, once she told him the truth, him and his parents felt that it would be best if she went to the police so that Richard could get arrested, but Jane didn't have the courage to do so. She talks about how she and Steve had money problems, and how she felt bad that she couldn't get Emma some decent gifts. The rest of the chapter finishes up when Jane decides to get the courage to tell the police what has happened to her. She also gets in contact with her father and old friends, including her brother Jimmy. The last thing she mentions at the end of the chapter was how she was nervous as the first day of the case was approaching, and some horrifying thoughts she had(pg.232).
The next chapter starts off by talking about the morning of the trial, and how nervewracking it was for her(pg.235). She then goes on to mention how she was called in first, and how her brother Pete and an uncle of hers kept trying to intimidate her, and how she hid her face so she wouldn't have to see Richard. She continued on by mentioning how she felt embarrassed because everything had to be explained with graphic detail. The case went on for about three days, and on the third day, she encountered Richard, and even after she wanted to keave, he followed her into the office, just never entering, and she felt the same fear she did as a child, and had a nervous attack(pg.242). The chapter ends by some of Jane's witnesses declaring their bit, and in the end, Richard was found guilty for almost everything, and that he would be in jail(pg.247).
In the last pages of the book, Jane mentions how Richard was given fifteen years, which was the maximum. She also mentions how some of the people that testified for her kept getting threatened by her family, and how her brother Tom still remained by her side, even if the others weren't. She also got in contact with some old school friends, and decided to meet up with them. In the end, she lost her mother for staying by Richard's side. Also, she got hurt for going back to the area where she used to live, but how she felt she had to do what was right, even if she got beat up.
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"I wasn't going to back down now. I had no respect for any of the people who caved in and refused to back me up. After all he'd done to them as well. I stared back defiantly at my brother and uncle and shook my head, as if telling them I couldn't believe what they were doing, that I was disappointed in them as men"(Elliott 236-237).
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In this summary which finishes the book, the author gets the confidence she has needed. She mentions how even if she was scared of her family and friends getting hurt, she was still glad that she did what she had to do. She also explains how most of her family turned against her, and how that disappointed her, because Richard has mistreated them as well, yet they remained loyal to him. She may have gone through a tough depression and suicidal thoughts but in the end, the author came through and made sure Richard was put in jail, so he would no longer be harming her or other people.
This quote is important because it shows how the Jane's confidence increased while in court. It shows that she wasn't giving up in her stepfather being arrested, that she had gotten this far and that she didn't plan on backing down now just because she was being intimidated. Through this quote, the reader can learn how Jane learned to not care so much about the people who turned agaisnt her, even if they had gotten mistreated as well. The quote shows the emotional growth Jane experienced, and how she no longer felt bad in what she was doing, because she knew it was the right thing to do.
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