For example, Lily Owens read books every chance she got (page 15) because they would allow her to live in a different world, where she was not abused or degraded . Furthermore, they were his only hope to become someone in the future (p. 16) and to escape spending a miserable life with T-Ray (p. 25). Similarly, Hannah Legare started drinking because she wanted all the problems she was facing to go away. Alcohol was a way for her to ignore everything that was bad in her life. Furthermore, it gave her an excuse to repeatedly cheat on her husband (p. 25) and ruin everything that was good about her.