Explain the quot on pg. 129 her mother says to Jeannette, "Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more."

Mother has trouble understanding that the "comedy" in her children’s lives is actually tragedy. They grow up in abject poverty with little stability. The events that mother finds funny are just a continuation of the stressful and anxiety-ridden life the Walls children must endure.