▁a ▁long standing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Club , ▁mar ries ▁bank ▁cl erk ▁Henry ▁Voor he es , ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁children , ▁Bla ir ▁and ▁Jan ey . ▁At ▁first ▁she ▁appears ▁willing ▁to ▁def y ▁convention ▁by ▁appearing ▁in ▁an ▁amateur ▁dram atic ▁production ▁at ▁S ally ▁R aus ch ' s ▁Christmas ▁party , ▁although ▁many ▁Re formed ▁Pres by ter ians ▁disapp ro ve ▁of ▁the ▁theatre . ▁As ▁time ▁goes ▁by , ▁she ▁becomes ▁more ▁rig id ▁and ▁cont rolling , ▁and ▁over prote ct s ▁her ▁children ▁to ▁the ▁det r iment ▁of ▁their ▁social ▁development . ▁▁ ▁† Hen ry ▁Voor he es ▁– ▁A ▁c ash ier ▁in ▁the ▁C och ran ▁family ▁bank , ▁he ▁mar ries ▁Christ ina ▁Bla ir ▁after ▁S ally ▁C och ran ▁R aus ch ▁plays ▁match maker . ▁He ▁sees ▁that ▁Bla ir ▁and ▁Jan ey ▁are ▁not ▁fitting ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁children , ▁but ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Christ ina ▁to ▁change ▁her ▁ways . ▁ ▁Bla ir ▁Voor he es ▁– ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁Christ ina ▁and ▁Henry , ▁Bla ir ▁is ▁a ▁" m ama ' s ▁boy " ▁who ▁resort s ▁to ▁physical ▁violence ▁when ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁disag re ement . ▁Although ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁drink ▁alco hol ▁by ▁his ▁parents , ▁he ▁tries ▁some ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁R aus ches , ▁causing ▁a ▁family ▁argument ▁and ▁crisis . ▁Sent ▁off ▁to ▁sem inary ▁school