![]() ![]() She saw reflected in his face the horrific reality of racism in 1950’s United States. But Mamie refused to even consider not opening the box saying, “you see, I didn’t sign any papers…and I dare them to sue me” (Till-Mobley 133) When she opened the box she saw the barely recognizable face of her only child. Every person involved in bringing Emmett back from Mississippi signed papers to make sure that the box containing his body was not opened. The State of Mississippi had tried every way to make sure that no one saw Emmett’s mangled body. When Mamie received the body of that beloved son, it came with a message from the Mississippi government. Through Emmett’s childhood recounted through Mamie’s eyes, the reader sees how dearly Mamie loved her baby boy. Even though Mamie knew there wasn’t much she could do to help Emmett, she still sat there every night with her child, trying to make sure that her son was okay Even when polio left Emmett with a terrible stutter, Mamie was there, helping Emmett learn how to speak around his stutter (Till-Mobley 38). She looked after Emmett every night when she got home from work. Mamie heard the doctors say that Emmett would have permanent limb damage. ![]()
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