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Loss Of A Family In Bone By Fae Myenne Ng

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The lost of a loved one can have a huge impact on a family that they failed to notice the present. In the novel, Bone by Fae Myenne Ng, Leila wondered if she mattered to her mom because of the lack of attention she received, "I resented Mah her stubborn one-track moaning-crying over Ona who was dead, crying over Nina who was gone. Crying over her two lost daughters...What about me? Don't I count? Don't I matter? There I was, the living present daughter, and Mah was hung up on the other two" (Ng 88). Leila resented Mah because Mah doesn't show her appreciation toward Leila, who takes care of her while the other two daughters were gone. Leila sacrificed many things to stay near Mah and Leon, but she felt like she doesn't mean much to them than

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