Part 1 of Essay
Mattie Rigsbee, from Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton, is an extremely unique person. She is very bona fide, a true Christian, but still likes to gossip every once in a while. Her uniqueness shows in many ways: she is the best cook in Listre, North Carolina, she has the compulsion to help others that have less t ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... age. Her love for her children is shown throughout the novel. When she cooks for her children or pesters them about getting married so she can have some grandchildren proves that she cares about their well-being very much. The love she radiates is extended to more than her children, like at the end of the novel when she finally decides to take Wesley on as a foster child so he can have a nice home and so he can go to church every Sunday. Through the whole book, Mattie has proven beyond a shadow-of-a- doubt tha ....