The Bean Trees
why does missy feel sorry for newt?
the bean tree
the bean tree
Even though Newt throws chewd paper in her hair, she does feel sorry for him,
"But the day I saw his daddy up there like some old overalls slung over a fence, I had this feeling about what Newt's whole life was going to amount to, and I felt sorry for him. Before that exact moment I don't believe I had given much thought to the future."