Dessa Rose

The second part of the reading for Dessa Rose has really grabbed my attention. I have really enjoyed this reading so far, it is easy to read and keeps your attention and mind wondering. By this I mean Is Nehemiah, really interested in Dessa or is he still just trying to get her story. On page 50 Dessa quotes "You think," she asked looking up at the white man, "you think what I say now going help peoples be happy in the life they sent? If that be true," she said as he opened his mouth to speak, "why I not be happy when I live it?" Here it seems like he is trying to convince Dessa to tell her story and then just a couple pages further Nehemiah has Dessa sing a song for him and he states on page 52 "Nevertheless, the tune was quite charming when sung; the words seemed to put new life into an otherwise annoying melody and I was quite pleased that she had shared it with me." Maybe I am just skeptical about Nehemiah or something but even here when he seems like he is really getting to know her I still have to think that he is just trying to get his story.
Another part of this book that I found to be very interesting is Dessa’s want to keep the baby even after Kaine stated that he wanted her to go visit Aunt Lefonia because she was known for killing babies. At first I couldn’t figure out why Kaine would want to kill the baby because he seems like he really loves her and all and then I thought about it. Maybe he wanted her to terminate the pregnancy because he loved her so much; he just couldn’t stand to see their child grow up in the same situation that they were in. Dessa refuses to terminate the pregnancy because that is the only piece of Kaine she has left after he is killed. I completely understood why Dessa would want to keep the baby and then all of a sudden it seemed, Dessa was looking for a way to kill her baby. She didn’t thankfully but I found this to be a surprise because she was so determined to have this baby and then she wanted to kill it.