![]() ![]() ![]() Ward does not sugar coat the destruction of the crystal meth the reader sees the painful choices of an addict, the diseased selfishness that restricts the addict from being a mother, daughter and wife. He serves as a reminder that her life is larger than crystal meth, and that she has a family and responsibilities. “Not Given’s”s (Given as a ghost) appears to Leonie when she is actively getting high. His violent death causes him to roam however, his roaming provides aide to his sister, Leonie. Given or “not Given” is a brother, son, and uncle in the text he is murdered in the story, and he does not pass on to the sprit realm. The theme of family support is strong throughout the text. But through it all, the family remains connected. Ward’s created family is assaulted by addiction, by imprisonment, by murder, by racism and by economic disadvantages. Ward creates a family that sees ghosts, a family that talks to animals and plants, a family that is part of both the natural world and the spirit world. What Jesmyn Ward offers the reader in Sing, Unburied, Sing is an example of family. ![]()
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