Nature vs NurtureThroughout the book, Harriett sometimes wonders if Ben would have turned out different if she had loved him and cared for him like she had her other children. She had neglected to love him like her others because he had been born different. We won't ever know if he would have been better, only the author would know, but we can guess that he probably would have been the same, seeing as he was a demonic child.
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“Happiness. A happy family. The Lovatts were a happy family. It was what they had chosen and what they deserved” (28).
“ ‘The trouble is, you get used to hell,” said Harriet" (79).