Dee Wanted Her Mother To Be Murder Analysis

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In the article, “Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gyspy Wanted Her Mother To be Murder”, by Michelle Dean organizes the article in chronological order. The article starts with the relationship between Dee Dee and her daughter, Gyspy. Which includes the events leading to the murder Dee Dee. After the crime is discovered the truth comes out about the dysfunctional relationship between Dee Dee and Gyspy. The real story is told about Dee Dee and the effects of those actions are told. The article concludes with a message to readers about family. The article begins with talking about Dee Dee who was a 48-year-old woman that was from Louisiana and was known her generosity. Instead of having a job she was the caretaker for her daughter, Gyspy. Gyspy had a list of health issues including chromosomal defect, muscular dystrophy, and many more illnesses, the list just goes on and on. Dee Dee also told people that Gyspy was a cancer survivor. …show more content…
Gypsy is doing good and Rob and his family visits her. After finishing talking about Gypsy the author talks about talking to Gyspy. She says Gyspy has a high pitched voice, she “has a rich vocabulary”, and Gyspy loves to talk. The author then asked Gyspy questions about her life, like when she realized something was different and her opinions of her mom. Gypsy is not resentful to her mom but does say that Nicholas has anger issues and was the mastermind of the murder. Gyspy was frustrated with all the doctors because they were unable to see what was happening to her. The article concludes with Gyspy saying that everything that has happened to her made her stronger and that “everything happens for a reason.” Gyspy says she feels free in prison she has access to many computers and can eat food besides being feed through a tube. The article ends with Gyspy saying “She taught me to lie and I don’t wanna lie. I want to be a good, honest