Use of First Person Collective Pronouns in 'night, Mother

Character we* us** you and me our
Mama 19 4 0 0
Jessie 18 2 2 1
* Jessie uses "us" a total of five times in the text; however, she uses "us" to refer to herself and Mama as a collective only twice. This table shows only those uses of the pronoun that refer to Mama and Jessie as a unit.

** Mama uses "we" a total of 22 times and Jessie uses the word 21 times. The table shows only those uses of the pronoun that refer to Mama and Jessie as a unit.


(Bernardy 38)



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