Mary signifies a lack of ability to face reality. Mary would rather mask herself with drugs and blame others for her problems. James Tyrone is blamed by Mary for her drug addiction and misery, even though James is trying his best to make Mary happy, but clearly she is not appreciative towards his efforts. Mary complains about their house not being a home for the family and says that everything about the house was done in the cheapest way. The main aspect is that Mary and her addiction is the main cause of many problems in the Tyrone family, although she still continues to put the blame on other people even though they aren’t in the wrong.
Mary holds her sons accountable for a fair amount of her mistakes, not only her husband. Mary blamed Edmund