In a way, the least successful section of the book is the most haunting, an incident on St. Clair when Addy dances with someone inappropriate, even toys with the idea of going off with him, and her behavior throws into the forefront Lou's grown sons' feelings toward her, their resentments of her, that she is, in a way, an interloper.
Her resentment of Sylvia and "the aching hopeless wish that we were married" broke through.
Among the many chips vying for space on Daphna's small shoulders is her resentment of these much richer cousins, Liam (Michael Zegen) and Jonah (Philip Ettinger).
The heroine is a female dinosaur, who describes her devotion to drugs, and her resentment of the cynical mammals who have taken over the world.
I find it strange that Mira Nair freely expresses her resentment of the West and America, which have given her the creative and expressive freedom she currently enjoys.
As far as DPP leaders go, Ms Tsai is relatively pragmatic and wants to keep relations with China on an even keel, despite her resentment of the KMT's cosiness with China.
"I brought back the word 'etiquette,' " she said, explaining her resentment of the idea that "civil comportment is some sort of quaint form of behavior that we've grown beyond.
Eckhardt is a brilliant, conflicted creation, torn by her love for her husband and the awareness of her role as an "accessory"; by her resentment of Nasa and her desire to be in her husband's place.
Trapped in the marriage by her strict Catholic faith and unable to bear the shame of returning to her family, she stayed – but she made no secret of her resentment of her situation.
Or does the snake idea, the snake-word, spring rather from her resentment of the intrusion, into the Eden of her self-love, of the child whose dependency makes neither of them happy?
