Ethel Monologue from The Naturewoman

From The Naturewoman by Upton Sinclair

female · defiant · 53 sec

I can't help it, mother. I am meek and patient... I try to let you have your way with me in everything. But this is a matter of principle, and I can't let myself be sat on. (MRS. MASTERSON: Sat on! Is that your view of your mother's attitude towards you?) You know, perfectly well, mother; that it's impossible for anybody to preserve any individuality in contact with you... that as a matter of fact, neither father nor Letitia nor Freddy nor myself have preserved a shred of it. Grandfather said that to you himself, the last time you ever saw him... I know it, for I've heard father say it a hundred times.

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