(spoiler) Her baby?

I do think there's a small mention of the baby late in the movie indicating that she had to surrender it to the state because she had no one to care for him. One can interpret the found & adopted kitten as a surrogate baby. And, when threatened with her 'baby' being taken away again, she tries to flee.

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Tobey says > The baby is mentioned at her first parole hearing. They ask her why her aunt and uncle couldn't wouldn't take her baby but would take her.

The aunt and uncle were probably past their prime and didn't want to start over with a baby. They would have taken Marie and the baby but at the time, Marie was still going to be in prison. By the time she came up for parole, the baby had been given up for adoption.

Marie knew she'd lose her baby if her mother, or some other relative, didn't step in. That's why she freaked out when her mother told her she couldn't/wouldn't take the baby then ran out.

What I couldn't understand is why Marie would want her child to live with the stepfather and/or mother. That did not sound like the best environment for him especially since they didn't want him.


Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]

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