Consequences

Ree Dolly is only seventeen-years-old, her upbringings have forced her into the role of a parental figure for her younger siblings in the absence of her mentally ill mother and now with the sudden disappearance of her father Jessup who have given up their family home, it has only made it harder for her to continue her duties. Ree raises her siblings without any support, not only does she parent the kids she also takes care of her mother due to her decline on mental health. Ree becomes the primary caregiver, provider, and protector for her family, embodying a parental role far beyond her years. Ree lives in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, she's a Dolly, and there are many Dolly's that live in the area who are her "family" who have been there for generations however, though related by blood they fundamentally lack the bonds a families would typically hold. The Dolly's don't support nor do they look after one another, not even a favor well be satisfied amongst one another. By no means is this normal to the average reader however to the Dolly community they see nothing wrong with it. This shows that the the community way of living have been like this for far too long for them to even bat an eye to realize it's abnormal. The Dolly community it tainted with violence and crank. Male or female violence is the answer in the community. Ree must find her father to ensure the family house remains however, when she goes out to ask other Dolly's and people from the community no one is willing to help. When Ree went to Thump, the one who's most likely to know Jessup whereabouts he refused to even let alone speak to her about where Jessup might be, and this is a family member. Ree in anger shouts out to his wife " So, come the nut-cuttin', blood don't truly mean shit to him. Am I understandin' right? Blood don't truly count for diddly to the big man? Well, you can tell the big man for me I hope he has him along, long life fill of nothing but hiccups'n the runs, hear? You tell him Ree Dolly said that" (Woodrell 63). Going out to ask for aid even lead Ree to be beat by Thump wife and her sister those who are of her her own blood. The determination to find her dad to prevent the house from being taken not only reveals Ree's commitment to her family but also emphasizes the lengths she is willing to go to fulfill her parental obligations.The Dolly’s community paints a raw and unflinching picture of a community plagued by the consequences of poverty, drugs.