"The changing of Mary Willis" in the novel Cold Sassy tree What did she do after the death of her mother? Read about how the timid, immature Mary Willis became bold and helpful.

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. …

…even if she could not sleep. They started acting like a cooperative family. This shows maturity not only from Mary Willis, but from all of them. By the end of this novel, she showed a great amount of emotional maturity. She actually worked with Love instead of pushing her away. She also showed that she did not care what people thought by deciding to go to New York. She even stood up to her dad!