I Will Wear a Camera
From the beginning of Libra, Marguerite was always a character that struck me. While for most of the book she remains out of sight and mind, when she does enter the story, it is powerful and incredibly interesting. In the beginning sections of the novel, we get a glimpse of Lee’s childhood, and Marguerite is undoubtedly an important part of this. Lee gets called to court for truancy, and his mother’s voice testifies to the judge. She tells the Judge a story about his life, trying to explain that her child isn’t a delinquent by highlighting all of the great parts of him and the things that make him just like any other kid. Marguerite shows up a few more times in the middle part of the novel. Upon originally reading these scenes, they can seem random and unexplained, but after reachin...