I guess O’l Rex just grows on you. You’d expect after learning he’s the alcoholic father you’d hate him, but he has this charm that makes you forgive him. Yes, he has his flaws, but when he’s sober he cares about his family, he feels ashamed for what he’s done drunk, and he will mostly come through; especially for Jeannette. She was about to drop out of school due to her funds, but her father gave her the money he earned through gambling. He cares so much for his little girl. For Jeannette and her siblings, to grow up in those circumstances would be difficult, but he made it as an adventure.

At first, I couldn’t understand why Jeannette kept forgiving her father and ignoring the problems he caused, but after comparing their parents. I found myself siding with him more. I found their mother to be more selfish, and that’s odd. Their father would steal their money for more alcohol and cigarettes, he even stole the money Jeannette, Lori, and Brian saved. Most of this only happen when he’s drunk. Their mother is always sober; I admire her for chasing after her dreams and continuing to follow her values under such conditions, but they clearly needed all the money and help they could get. Even before she only thought of herself; keeping the ring Brian and Jeannette found, quitting her paying job after renewing her certificate, feeling it was unfair for her two daughters to go to New York, and even persuading her husband to go back to the streets with her when he was fine, employed, and sober. After learning that the land she owned could’ve been worth one million dollars, even more, my perception of her were confirmed. I am beyond furious, beyond!