As Darl states later in the novel, "Jewel's mother is a horse", he establishes that Jewel's relationship with her horse is just like his relationship with his mother. Jewel ultimately had the weakest relationship with her mother. He was neither grateful nor respectful to his mother. However, deep inside, Jewel cherished and loved her mother like no other. Much like Jewel's relationship with her horse, he also displays a contradictory relationship made up of both outbursts of violence and unconditional love towards his mother, Addie. ("Cliff