For example, Lily Owens read books every chance she got (p. 15) because they would allow her to live in a different world, where she wasn't mistreated. , or degraded. Furthermore, they were his only hope of becoming someone in the future (p. 16) and escaping a miserable life with T-Ray (p. 25). Similarly, Hannah Legare started drinking because she wanted all the problems she was facing to go away. Alcohol was a way for her to ignore everything that was hurtful in her life. Furthermore, it gave her an excuse to cheat on her husband repeatedly (p. 25) and to ruin everything that was good about her.