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Addie Monologue

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Addie had always felt that she was completely alone and made unaware of. When Anse came along, she was more than happy to flee from the loneliness of being a school teacher. She dismisses her courtship with the curt words: "So I took Anse." Her great desire was to make other people aware of her presence. And she felt that only through violence could she achieve her goals. She also felt that words are useless, and she soon comes to realize that Anse (and later preacher Whitfield) are just
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