The Changing of Mary Willis in the Novel "Cold Sassy Tree"

After the death of her mother, Mary Willis Tweedy was very heartbroken. She went into many weeks of mourning and nobody thought that she would ever recover. Mary Willis was very dependent on her mother. However, Mary Willis did emotionally mature greatly in the course of this novel.
In the beginning of this novel, Mary Willis was very laid back. When Grandpa Blakeslee told her to do something, she did it with no questions asked. She rarely voiced her opinions. Grandpa Blakeslee could literally do anything, and she would just take it. On page 5, Grandpa Blakeslee said, "She's dead as she'll ever be, ain't she? Well, ain't she?" Mary Willis never said anything about it, which shows that she is so timid that she will let him be mean to her mother. …