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- Finds alternative ways to communicate with Christopher - When Christopher is worried she's been eaten by a shark, she tells him to 'touch [her] hand'. When she leaves, continues to communicate with Christopher him via letters
- Lacks self-confidence - 'I was not a very good mother, Christopher.'; Leads her to leave as she 'released [Christopher] and [his] father were probably better off if [she] wasn't living in the house'
- Struggles to accept that her issues are her responsibility - 'Maybe if things had been different, maybe if you had been different, I would've been better at it'
- Selfish - Puts her own desire to be with Roger above the need to look after/ the needs of her son
- Gives up easily/ lacks resilience - Says her struggles are 'just the way things turned out' - lacks hope and does not believe she can change things/ better her family life.
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- Explores ideas about loss - How does Judy's loss affect Ed? How does the (fake) news of Judy's death affect Christopher? How does Christopher react when he finds out Judy chose to leave?
- Explores ideas about communication - How can lack of communication affect a parent-child relationship? Can communication always solve problems (e.g. between Ed and Judy?)
- Explores ideas about emotional difficulties - How can factors such as self-esteem affect a parent-child relationship? Are they brought on by something/ is there a catalyst (Judy may always have had mental health difficulties as when Ed tells Christopher she is in hospital, one of the first things Christopher says is 'It is a psychiatric hospital?'?
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